Part 527

Gal. vi. 14

No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.

Richardson.

Glose (?), n. & v. See Gloze. Chaucer.

Glos"er (?), n. See Glosser.

Gloss (gls), n. [Cf. Icel. glossi a blaze, glys finery, MHG. glosen to glow, G. glosten to glimmer; perh. akin to E. glass.] 1. Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

It is no part . . . to set on the face of this cause any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford.

Hooker.

2. A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.

To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm than all the gloss of art.

Goldsmith.

Gloss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glossed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glossing.] To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.

The glossed and gleamy wave.

J. R. Drake.

Gloss, n. [OE. glose, F. glose, L. glossa a difficult word needing explanation, fr. Gr. &?; tongue, language, word needing explanation. Cf. Gloze, Glossary, Glottis.]

1. A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation. [Obs.]

2. An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.

All this, without a gloss or comment, He would unriddle in a moment.

Hudibras.

Explaining the text in short glosses.

T. Baker.

3. A false or specious explanation. Dryden.

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Gloss (gls), v. t. 1. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.

2. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

You have the art to gloss the foulest cause.

Philips.

Gloss (?), v. i. 1. To make comments; to comment; to explain. Dryden.