GLOSS

Gloss

A gloss is a brief marginal notation of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the text, or in the reader's language if that is different.

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gloss

Noun

  1. A surface shine or luster/lustre
  2. A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.
  2. A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression, usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text.
  3. A glossary; a collection of such notes.
  4. An extensive commentary on some text.
  5. A deliberately misleading explanation.
  6. A brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied
  7. An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law

Verb

  1. To give a gloss or sheen to.
  2. To make (something) attractive by deception
  3. To become shiny.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To add a gloss to (a text).
  2. To give a deliberately false interpretation of.


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