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Another word for gloss

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Noun

  1. A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface

    See also:

    light

  2. A deceptive outward appearance

    See also:

    show

Verb

  1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction

    See also:

    light

  2. To give a deceptively attractive appearance to.

    Idioms:
    See also:

    true

Idioms:

    gloss over

  1. To conceal or make light of a fault or offense

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Another word for gloss

Noun

  1. Shine

    See also:

    finish

  2. Explanatory note

    See also:

    note

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Sentence Examples

  • Deep emotion flowed across her expression, causing Jackson's eyes to gloss over.

  • 16 is a gloss (Budde), on xx.

  • The skins from northern regions are more full and of a finer colour and gloss than those from more temperate climates, as are those of animals killed in winter compared to the same individuals in summer.

  • It is used in China, mixed with food, to give to mulch cows to improve the quality and increase the quantity of milk, and when mixed with lime as a size to impart a gloss to walls.

  • As a general rule the annalists wrote in a spirit of uncritical patriotism, which led them to minimize or gloss over such disasters as the conquest of Rome by Porsena and the compulsory payment of ransom to the Gauls, and to flatter the people by exaggerated accounts of Roman prowess, dressed up in fanciful language.

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