gloss
noun
- 1
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
- 2
the property of being smooth and shiny
- 3
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
- 4
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
verb
- 1
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
color a lie
- 2
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
- 3
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
He annotated on what his teacher had written
- 4
give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
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