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Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression, usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text.
  • countable A deliberately misleading explanation.
  • countable A glossary; a collection of such notes.
  • countable An extensive commentary on some text.
  • uncountable A surface shine or luster/lustre
  • figuratively A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance

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Verb:

  • transitive To add a gloss to (a text).
  • intransitive To become shiny.
  • transitive To give a deliberately false interpretation of.
  • transitive To give a gloss or sheen to.
  • transitive To make (something) attractive by deception

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