gloss

gloss ¹

 (glôs, glŏs)

n.

1. A surface shininess or luster.

2. A kind of paint that dries to a shiny finish.

3. A cosmetic that adds shine or luster, such as lip gloss.

4. A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance or good reputation: The firm lost some of its gloss when its investments performed poorly.

tr.v. glossed, gloss·ing, gloss·es

1. To give a bright sheen or luster to.

2. To apply a gloss to: glossed her lips.

Phrasal Verb:

gloss over

To make attractive or acceptable by deception or superficial treatment: a résumé that glossed over the applicant's lack of experience.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic glossi, a spark; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

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gloss ²

 (glôs, glŏs)

n.

1.

a. A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or technical expression usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text or manuscript.

b. A collection of such notes; a glossary.

2. An extensive commentary, often accompanying a text or publication.

3. A purposefully misleading interpretation or explanation.

tr.v. glossed, gloss·ing, gloss·es

1. To provide (an expression or a text) with a gloss or glosses.

2. To give a false interpretation to.

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[Middle English glose, from Old French, from Medieval Latin glōsa, from Latin glōssa, foreign word requiring explanation, from Greek, tongue, language.]

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gloss′er n.

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gloss

(ɡlɒs)

n

1.

a. lustre or sheen, as of a smooth surface

b. (as modifier): gloss paint.

2. a superficially attractive appearance

3. (Building) See gloss paint

4. (Clothing & Fashion) a cosmetic preparation applied to the skin to give it a faint sheen: lip gloss.

vb

to give a gloss to or obtain a gloss

[C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic glossi flame, Middle High German glosen to glow]

ˈglosser n

ˈglossless adj

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gloss

(ɡlɒs)

n

1. (Library Science & Bibliography) a short or expanded explanation or interpretation of a word, expression, or foreign phrase in the margin or text of a manuscript, etc

2. an intentionally misleading explanation or interpretation

3. (Library Science & Bibliography) short for glossary

vb (tr)

(Library Science & Bibliography) to add glosses to

[C16: from Latin glōssa unusual word requiring explanatory note, from Ionic Greek]

ˈglosser n

ˈglossingly adv

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gloss¹

(glɒs, glɔs)
n.

1. a superficial luster or shine; glaze: the gloss of satin.

2. a deceptively good appearance.

3. a cosmetic that adds sheen or luster, esp. lip gloss.

v.t.

4. to put a gloss upon.

5. gloss over, to give a deceptively good appearance to; mask: to gloss over someone's foibles.

[1530–40; probably akin to Dutch gloos glowing, Middle High German glosen to glow, shine, dial. Swedish glysa to shine]

syn: See polish.

gloss²

(glɒs, glɔs)
n.

1. an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note.

2. a glossary.

3. an artfully misleading interpretation.

v.t.

4. to insert glosses on; annotate.

5. to give a misleading interpretation of; explain away (often fol. by over or away): to gloss over a difficult text.

[1250–1300; (n.) Middle English glose (< Old French) < Medieval Latin glōsa, glōza < Greek glôssa word requiring explanation, literally, language, tongue; (v.) Middle English glosen < Medieval Latin glōssāre, derivative of glōsa]

gloss.

glossary.

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gloss

Past participle: glossed
Gerund: glossing

Imperative

gloss

gloss

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gloss - an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text rubric explanation, account - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
	2.	gloss - an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field glossary wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
	3.	gloss - the property of being smooth and shiny burnish, glossiness, polish smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light French polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
	4.	gloss - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" semblance, color, colour appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing color of law, colour of law - a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights" simulacrum - an insubstantial or vague semblance face value - the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth guise, pretence, pretext, pretense - an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" camouflage, disguise - an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" verisimilitude - the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
Verb	1.	gloss - give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" hush up, sleek over, whitewash, gloss over - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
	2.	gloss - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" annotate, comment rede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to
	3.	gloss - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase translate, interpret, render - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."
	4.	gloss - give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie" colour, color apologise, rationalize, apologize, rationalise, justify, excuse - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

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gloss

¹

noun

1. shine, gleam, sheen, polish, brilliance, varnish, brightness, veneer, lustre, burnish, patina The rain produced a black gloss on the asphalt.

2. façade, show, front, surface, appearance, mask, semblance He tried to put a gloss of respectability on the horrors the regime perpetrated.

gloss over something conceal, hide, mask, disguise, cover up, veil, camouflage, whitewash (informal), smooth over, sweep under the carpet (informal), airbrush Some governments are happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses.

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gloss

²

noun

1. interpretation, comment, note, explanation, commentary, translation, footnote, elucidation A gloss in the margin explains this unfamiliar word.

verb

1. interpret, explain, comment, translate, construe, annotate, elucidate Earlier editors glossed 'drynke' as 'love-potion'.

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gloss

noun

1. A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface:

burnish, glaze, luster, polish, sheen, shine, sleekness.

2. A deceptive outward appearance:

cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.

Slang: put-on.

verb

1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:

buff, burnish, furbish, glaze, polish, shine, sleek.

2. To give a deceptively attractive appearance to.Also used with over:

color, gild, gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer, whitewash.

Idioms: paper over, put a good face on.

phrasal verb
gloss over

To conceal or make light of a fault or offense:

explain away, extenuate, gloze (over), palliate, sleek over, whitewash.

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Translations

بَريق، لَمَعانيُرَتِّب الكَلِمات في مَسْرَد

lesklesklýopatřit poznámkamipozlátkodělat si slovníček

emaljelakglansskin

GlanzGlasur

glosa

kiillottaakiiltopintakiiltosanastoselittää

brillantglose

felületi fénymagyarázó jegyzetekkel ellát

gljái

lucentezzamascherarecommentareglossa

blizgantisblizgėjimasblizgesyssudaryti žodynėlįužglaistyti

izveidot glosarijuspīdošsspīdums

ferniss

glosaglossário

глосса

glosovaťrobiť si slovníček

kelime listesi çıkarmakparlaklık

做词汇汇编光泽注释

gloss

¹ [glɒs]

A. N (= note) → glosa f

B. VT → glosar, comentar

gloss over VI + PREP

1. (= excuse) → disculpar

2. (= play down) → paliar, restar importancia a

3. (= cover up) [+ mistake etc] → encubrir

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gloss

² [glɒs]

A. N

1. (= shine) → brillo m, lustre m

2. (also gloss paint) → pintura f de esmalte

B. VT → lustrar, pulir

C. CPD gloss finish N (= paint) → acabado m brillante; (on photo) → brillo m satinado
gloss paper N → papel m satinado

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gloss

[ˈglɒs] n

(= shine) → brillant m, lustre m

(also gloss paint) → peinture f brillante, peinture f laquée

gloss over

vt fus (= ignore) [+ problems] → glisser sur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gloss (paint)

n → Glanzlack (→ farbe f) m; high gloss → Hochglanzlackfarbe f

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gloss

¹

n (= shine, lip gloss) → Glanz m; (fig, of respectability etc) → Schein m; to take the gloss off something (lit) → etw stumpf werden lassen; (fig) → einer Sache (dat) → den Glanz nehmen; to lose its gloss (lit, fig) → seinen Glanz verlieren; gloss finish (Phot: on paper) → Glanz (→ beschichtung f) m; (of paint) → Lackanstrich m; the photos had a gloss finish → es waren Glanzabzüge ? also gloss (paint)

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gloss

²

n (= explanation) → Erläuterung f; (= note also) → Anmerkung f, → Glosse f (geh); to put a gloss on something → etw interpretieren

vt → erläutern

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gloss

[glɒs] n

a. (explanation) → glossa, nota esplicativa

b. (shine) → lucentezza, lustro (also gloss paint) → vernice f lucida

gloss over vt + adv (play down) → sorvolare su; (hide) → coprire, mascherare

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gloss

(glos) noun

brightness or shininess on the surface. Her hair has a lovely gloss; (also adjective) gloss paint. glans, skyn بَريق، لَمَعان блясък brilho lesk; lesklý der Glanz glans; skin; emaljelak γυαλάδαlustre, brillo läige براقی؛ تلا لو kiilto brillantברק चमक sjaj (felületi) fény permukaan yang mengkilat gljái lucentezza; brillante つや 광택 blizgesys, žvilgesys (auduma u.tml.) spīdums; spīdošs kilat glans, glans- glans, fernisspołysk ځلا، رڼا، برېښنا، ظاهرى ښكلا brilho strălucire; strălu­citor блеск lesk; lesklý (ki ima) bleščeč videz sjaj glans ความแววาว parlaklık 光澤 блиск چمک láng bóng 光泽

verb

to make a glossary. The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article. aantekeninge maak by يُرَتِّب الكَلِمات في مَسْرَد тълкувам montar um glossário glosovat, opatřit poznámkami, dělat si slovníček ein Glossar erstellen skrive gloser op; skrive ord op ερμηνεύω, καταρτίζω γλωσσάριο glosar, comentar sõnastikku koostama فهرست وار نوشتن selittää לַעֲקוֹף, לְהַחֲלִיק बाहरी चमक देना dodati bilješke magyaráz(ó jegyzetekkel ellát) membuat kamus kecil glossare 注釈をつける 광을 내다 sudaryti žodynėlį izveidot glosāriju mencari makna kanttekeningen maken bij lage glossar robić notatki, zaopatrywać w przypisy لمن ليك составлять глоссарий glosovať, robiť si slovníček narediti glosarij rastumačiti glossera, skriva ordförklaringar อธิบายความหมายของศัพท์ kelime listesi çıkarmak 注釋，注解(詞彙) складати глосарій متن کی تشریح chú thích 做词汇汇编，注释

ˈglossary (-səri) – plural ˈglossaries – noun

a list of words etc with their meanings. a glossary of technical terms; a Shakespeare glossary. glossarium, woordelys مَسْرَد بالكَلِمات الصَّعْبَه кратък речник нa специални/редки думи glossário slovníček das Glossar ordliste γλωσσάριοglosario glossaar واژنامه sanasto glossaireמילון शब्द संग्रह glosar (magyarázatos) szójegyzék daftar kata orðalisti glossario 用語辞典 (어떤 특수한 주제, 분야 등에 관한) 용어 žodynėlis glosārijs, (noteiktas zinātnes nozares, grāmatas u.tml.) vārdnīca daftar kata verklarende woordenlijst ordliste, glossar, glosebok słowniczek دمشكلو لغاتو او اصطلاحاتو كوچنۍ ډكشنرى چې اكثراُ دكتاب په پاى كې راځي glossário glosar глоссарий slovníček slovar rečnik ordlista, ordbok อภิธานศัพท์ sözlükçe 詞彙表 глосарій فرہنگ الفاظ و معنی lời chú thích 词汇表

ˈglossy adjective

smooth and shining. The dog has a glossy coat. glansende, blink مَصْقول، لامِع، لَمّاع бляскав brilhante lesklý glänzend blank; skinnende γυαλιστερός, στιλπνόςlustroso, brillante, reluciente läikiv براق kiiltävä lustré חָלָק וּמַברִיק चमकीली sjajan, ulašten fényes (felületű) halus gljáandi lucente つやのある 광택 있는 žvilgantis, blizgantis spīdīgs; gluds berkilat glanzendblank, skinnende, glansfull lśniący ځلاند، روڼ، روښانه brilhante lucios лоснящийся lesklý gladek, blesteč gladak glansig, glänsande, blank เป็นเงามันหรือวาว parlak, pırıl pırıl 有光澤的 блискучий چمکیلا bóng loáng 有光泽的

ˈglossiness noun

glans, blinkheid لَمَعان، صَقْل бляскаваост brilho lesk der Glanz blankhed στιλπνότητα brillo, lustre läige برق؛ جلا kiiltävyys lustreברק मुलम्मा, चिकनापन sjaj fény kehalusan gljái lucentezza つやつやしていること 반들반들함 žvilgėjimas, blizgėjimas spīdīgums sifat berkilat glansblankhet, glansfullhet gładkość ځلاند brilho lustru лоск lesk blesk glatkost glansighet ความเงางาม parlaklık 有光澤 блискучість چمک vẻ bóng loáng 光泽

gloss over

to try to hide (a mistake etc). He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident. toesmeer, verdoesel يُحاوِل إخْفاء замазвам atenuar zakrýt, zastírat vertuschen dække over αντιπαρέρχομαι disimular, suavizar, atenuar; encubrir ilustades varjama پنهان کردن sivuuttaa dissimuler לְתָקֵן טָעוּת, לְיַפּוֹת ‍(तथ्यों को) छिपाना prikrivati elkendőz menutup-nutupi breiða yfir dissimulare ごまかす 약점을 그럴듯하게 얼버무리다 užglaistyti noklusēt (kļūdu u.tml.) cuba menyembunyikan verdoezelendekke over, tilsløre przemilczeć پټول atenuar a disimula обойти молчанием zastierať skušati skriti zabašuriti släta över ปกปิด saklamaya çalışmak 試圖掩飾 приховувати چھپانے کی کوشش کرنا khoác vẻ ngoài giả dối 试图掩盖

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