gloss: Meaning and Definition of

gloss

1. a superficial luster or shine; glaze: the gloss of satin.
2. a false or deceptively good appearance.
3. a cosmetic that adds sheen or luster, esp. one for the lips.

1. to put a gloss upon.
2. to give a false or deceptively good appearance to: to gloss over flaws in the woodwork.

gloss

1. an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
2. a series of verbal interpretations of a text.
3. a glossary.
4. an artfully misleading interpretation.

1. to insert glosses on; annotate.
2. to place (a word) in a gloss.
3. to give a specious interpretation of; explain away (often fol. by over or away): to gloss over a serious problem with a pat solution.

1. to make glosses.

gloss-

1. var. ofbefore a vowel: glossectomy.

gloss.

1. glossary.