*gloss*

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ba`lanos acorn + glw^ssa tongue. ] (Zool.) A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Buglosses [ F. buglosse, L. buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. &unr_; oxtongue &unr_; ox + &unr_; tongue. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Anchusa, and especially the Anchusa officinalis, sometimes called alkanet; oxtongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

Small wild bugloss, the Asperugo procumbens and the Lycopsis arvensis. --
Viper's bugloss, a species of Echium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of fish including the tonguefishes.
Syn. -- family Cynoglossidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a beam + &unr_; the tongue. ] (Zool.) An order of gastropods, including the true limpets, and having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea.
Syn. -- genus Drymoglossum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Ento- + Gr. &unr_; the tongue. ] (Anat.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The glossed and gleamy wave. J. R. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is no part . . . to set on the face of this cause any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A specious appearance; superficial quality or show. [ 1913 Webster ]

To me more dear, congenial to my heart,
One native charm than all the gloss of art. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. glose, F. glose, L. glossa a difficult word needing explanation, fr. Gr. &unr_; tongue, language, word needing explanation. Cf. Gloze, Glossary, Glottis. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary. [ 1913 Webster ]

All this, without a gloss or comment,
He would unriddle in a moment. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

Explaining the text in short glosses. T. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A false or specious explanation. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation. [ 1913 Webster ]

You have the art to gloss the foulest cause. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To make comments; to comment; to explain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make sly remarks, or insinuations. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Glossæ [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the tongue. ] (Zool.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; tongue + E. anthrax: cf. F. glossanthrax. ] A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary; containing a glossary. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a glossary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of glosses or of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. Tyrwhitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Gossaries [ L. glossarium, fr. glossa: cf. F. glossaire. See 3d Gloss. ] A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Glossa. ] (Zool.) The Lepidoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. See 3d Gloss. ] A writer of glosses or comments; a commentator. [ R. ] “The . . . glossators of Aristotle.” Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Gloss. ] A polisher; one who gives a luster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 3d Gloss. ] A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator. L. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. glossa a word requiring a gloss. See 3d Gloss. ] A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ingglish Glosik konvai·z hwotev·er proanusiai·shon iz inten·ded bei dhi reiter. A. J. Ellis. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a glossy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A blood-sucking African fly that transmits sleeping sickness etc.; the tsetse fly.
Syn. -- tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Glossy. ] The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of comments. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; tongue + -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Like gloss; specious. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.[ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of case. ] A kind of hoisting winch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; tongue + E. epiglottic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as, glossoepiglottic folds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; tongue + &unr_; to write. See 3d Gloss. ] A writer of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to glossography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Glossographer. ] The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; the tongue + the letter &unr_;. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.

{ ‖ } n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; tongue + &unr_; talk: cf. F. glossolalie. ] The gift of tongues. Farrar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to glossology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who defines and explains terms; one who is versed in glossology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; tongue + -logy: cf. F. glossologie. See 3d Gloss. ] 1. The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. glw^ssa the tongue + E. pharyngeal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Glossier superl. Glossiest. ] [ See Gloss luster. ] 1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + glw^ssa tongue. ] (Zool.) A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without teeth.

n. A small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region.
Syn. -- genus Himantoglossum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Hyo- + Gr. &unr_; tongue. ] (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane. (b) Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. hyo- hyo- + Gr. glw^ssa tongue. ] (Anat.) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the hyoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. hypo- + Gr. &unr_; the tongue. ] (Anat.) Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue. -- n. One of the hypoglossal nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of leaf-footed bugs.
Syn. -- genus Leptoglossus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL. See Macro-, and Glossa. ] (Med.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]