Gloss

Noun

 * 1)  A surface shine or luster/lustre
 * 2)  A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance

Synonyms

 * (surface shine): brilliance, gleam, luster/lustre, sheen, shine
 * (superficially or deceptively attractive appearance): façade, front, veneer

Related terms

 * glossy

Verb

 * 1)  To give a gloss or sheen to.
 * 2)  To make (something) attractive by deception
 * 3)  To become shiny.

Synonyms

 * (give a gloss or sheen to): polish, shine
 * (make (something) attractive by deception):
 * (become shiny):

Noun

 * 1)  A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression, usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text.
 * 2)  A glossary; a collection of such notes.
 * 3)  An extensive commentary on some text.
 * 4)  A deliberately misleading explanation.
 * 5)  A brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied
 * 6)   An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law
 * 7) * 2007 Bruce R. Hopkins. The law of tax-exempt organizations. p. 76
 * Judicial Gloss on Test [section title]
 * 1) * 1979 American Bar Foundation. Annotated code of professional responsibility. p. ix
 * This volume is thus not a narrowly defined treatment of the Code of Professional Responsibility but rather represents a "common law" gloss on it.

Synonyms

 * (brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression): explanation, note
 * (glossary): glossary, lexicon
 * (extensive commentary on some text): commentary, discourse, discussion
 * (deliberately misleading explanation): deception, lie

Related terms

 * glossary

Verb

 * 1)  To add a gloss to (a text).
 * 2)  To give a deliberately false interpretation of.

Synonyms

 * (add a gloss to): annotate, mark up
 * (give a deliberately false interpretation of): misrepresent

Adjectives for Gloss
opaque; ultimate; faultless; brilliant; shining; raven; stimulating; firm.

Thesaurus
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Etymology 1
From glossi:.

Etymology 2
From glossa: <  γλῶσσα:.

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