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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarygloss I \ˈgläs, ˈglȯs\ noun ETYMOLOGY akin to Middle High German glosen to glow, shine; akin to Old English geolu yellow DATE 15381. a surface luster or brightness : shine2. a. a deceptively attractive appearance selfishness that had a gloss of humanitarianism about it b. bright often superficial attractiveness show-biz gloss3. a transparent cosmetic preparation for adding shine and usually color to the lips II transitive verb DATE 16561. a. to mask the true nature of : give a deceptively attractive appearance to — used with over the misery was general, where not glossed over by liberal application of alcohol — Marston Bates b. to deal with (a subject or problem) too lightly or not at all — used with over glosses over scholarly controversies rather than confronting them head-on — John Israel2. to give a gloss to III noun ETYMOLOGY alteration of gloze, from Middle English glose, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin glosa, glossa, from Greek glōssa, glōtta tongue, language, obscure word; akin to Greek glōchis projecting point DATE 15481. a. a brief explanation (as in the margin or between the lines of a text) of a difficult or obscure word or expression b. a false and often willfully misleading interpretation (as of a text)2. a. glossary b. an interlinear translation c. a continuous commentary accompanying a text3. commentary, interpretation IV transitive verb DATE 16031. a. to provide a gloss for : explain, define b. interpret2. to dispose of by false or perverse interpretation trying to gloss away the irrationalities of the universe — Irwin EdmanEnglish Etymologygloss 1. gloss (1) "luster," 1538, from Scand. (cf. Icelandic glossi "flame," related to glossa "to flame"), or obsolete Du. gloos "a glowing," from M.H.G. glos. 2. gloss (2) "word inserted as an explanation," 1548, gloze, from L.glossa "obsolete or foreign word," from Gk. glossa (Ionic), glotta(Attic) "obscure word, language," lit. "tongue." Extended sense of "explain away" is 1638, from idea of a note inserted in the margin of a text to explain a difficult word.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7glossgloss / ^lCs; NAmE ^lC:s; ^lB:s / noun1. [U, sing.] a shine on a smooth surface (平滑表面上的)光泽,光亮: paper with a high gloss on one side 单面上光纸 The gel gives your hair a gloss. 发胶使你的头发有了光泽。 You can have the photos with either a gloss or a matt finish. 你可选择用光面或布面相纸洗这些照片。 2. [U] (often in compounds 常构成复合词) a substance designed to make sth shiny 用以产生光泽的物质: lipgloss 唇彩 3. (also 7gloss 'paint) [U] paint which, when dry, has a hard shiny surface 光泽涂料；亮光漆: two coats of gloss 两层亮光漆 4. [U, sing.] an attractive appearance that is only on the surface and hides what is not so attractive 虚假的外表；虚饰: Beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life. 在成功的外表下面却隐藏着悲惨的私人生活。 This scandal has taken the gloss off the occasion. 这丑闻使这次盛会黯然失色。 5. [C] ~ (on sth) a way of explaining sth to make it seem more attractive or acceptable 精彩的解释(或阐述): The director puts a Hollywood gloss on the civil war. 导演对南北战争作了一番好莱坞式的精彩阐述。 6. [C] ~ (on sth) a note or comment added to a piece of writing to explain a difficult word or phrase 注释；评注verb[VN] ~ sth (as sth) to add a note or comment to a piece of writing to explain a difficult word or idea 在…上作注释(或评注) PHRASAL VERBS ▪ 7gloss 'over sth to avoid talking about sth unpleasant or embarrassing by not dealing with it in detail 掩饰；掩盖；把…搪塞过去: to gloss over a problem 表面上应付问题 He glossed over any splits in the party. 他掩饰了党内出现的任何分裂现象。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishgloss noun ADJ. clear, high Use a high gloss paint. | healthy, natural Your hair has lost its natural gloss. VERB + GLOSS add We used a gel to add gloss to her hair. | lose GLOSS + NOUN finish, paint, varnish furniture with a dark gloss finish Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: LUSTER, glaze, glint, polish, sheen, shine Related Words: glossiness, silkiness, sleekness, slickness; burnishn. Function: verb Synonyms: POLISH 1, buff, burnish, furbish, glance, glaze, rub, shinen. Function: verb Synonyms: ANNOTATEWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedglossI. \ˈgläs, -ȯ-\ noun(-es)Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic glossi flame, spark, glossa to glow, flame, Norwegian dialect glose to glow; akin to Middle High German glosen to glow, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow1. : a superficial soft glowing luster or glistening brightness : a smooth soft surface shininess < the gloss of satin > < the yellowish gloss of old ivory — Willard Robertson >: sleekness < brushed the dog's coat to a beautiful gloss >2. a. [probably influenced in meaning by gloss (III) and gloze (I) ] :something (as a motive alleged) designed to veil or hide what would otherwise be objected to : plausible pretext : show, pretense, semblance, dodge, excuse < giving national aggrandizement the gloss of moral sanction > b. : a deceptively attractive external appearance < selfishness that had a gloss of humanitarianism about it >II. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-es)1. a. : to give a deceptively attractive external appearance to :whitewash : make appear right or acceptable (as by minimizing or playing down obviously objectionable features) — usually used with over < endeavored to gloss the matter over — Dorothy Sayers > < no attempt is made to gloss over discreditable behavior — Philip Friedman > b. : to veil or hide (something that would otherwise be objected to or prove a source of difficulty) by some plausible pretext, subterfuge, pretense, or excuse — usually used with over < not wish to gloss over the fragmentary state of our present knowledge — A.S.Eddington > < a tendency to gloss over inadequacies in the data with generalizations — R.M.Adams >2. : to give a soft glowing luster or glistening brightness to : make glossy < the tarred road was glossed by the noonday sun > < feathers that were glossed by much preening >Synonyms: see palliateIII. noun(-es)Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin glossa) of gloze, from Middle English glose, from Old French, from Medieval Latin glosa, alteration of Latin glossa difficult word requiring explanation, from Greek glōssa difficult word requiring explanation, language, tongue; akin to Greek glōchin-, glōchis projecting point and perhaps to Old Slavic glogŭ thorn1. a. (1) : a brief explanation or a translation or definition (as one appearing in the margin or between the lines of a text or in a wordbook based on the text) of a textual word or expression felt to be difficult or obscure (2) : an expanded interpretation of or commentary on a textual word or expression (3) : a usually willfully misleading or otherwise false explanation or interpretation of or commentary on a textual word or expression : an interpretation marked by usually conscious sophistry b. (1) : glossary (2) : a continuous interlinear translation (3) : a continuous explanation or commentary accompanying a text; specifically : a commentary (as made at Bologna from the 12th century to the 14th century) on the texts of Roman or Civil law2. : a poetical composition consisting of an amplification of a stanza of a poem into several stanzas so that each of the new stanzas ends with a line or couplet of the text stanzaIV. verb(-ed/-ing/-es)intransitive verb1. : to make glosses : introduce or furnish glosses < spent much time in reading and glossing >2. archaic : to make usually unfavorable remarks : comment adverselytransitive verb1. : to make glosses on : introduce glosses into : furnish glosses for < medieval scholars, when they found in a Latin text a word not familiar to them, were accustomed to gloss it — J.W.Krutch >2. : to make a false or perverse interpretation of; specifically : to dispose of or reduce to nothing (as a difficult problem) by false or perverse interpretation < trying to gloss away the irrationalities of the universe — Irwin Edman >V. abbreviationglossaryVI. noun1. : a cosmetic preparation for adding shine and usually color to the lips2. : bright often superficial attractiveness < show-biz gloss >

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