Definition of Gloss

Noun: gloss  glós

  1. The property of being smooth and shiny
    - polish, glossiness, burnish
     
  2. An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
    - rubric
     
  3. An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
    "He appended a gloss to his novel where he used an invented language";
    - glossary
     
  4. An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
    "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction";
    - semblance, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: gloss  glós
  1. Give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
     
  2. Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
    - comment, annotate
     
  3. Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
    - color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn]

See also:
glorying
glossa

Anagrams containing the word gloss

gsslo sglos ssglo ossgl lossg