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GLOSS
- to provide a brief explanation or interpretation for explain, define.
- Many unfamiliar terms are glossed in the books introduction.
- to make lustrous [v GLOSSED, GLOSSES, GLOSSING]
- means to provide a brief explanation of a difficult or obscure word or expression or, generally, to explain or interpret.
- shine on a surface
- to put a gloss on
- explanation of a word, usu. in the margin or between the lines of a text
- to insert glosses on
- to cover up, as a mistake
- to make lustrous (reflecting light evenly and efficiently) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]