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Word: gloss
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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
Source: Wiktionary
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