v. t.
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. ]
It is no part . . . to set on the face of this cause any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford. Hooker. [ 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 ]
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 ]
v. t.
You have the art to gloss the foulest cause. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
‖n.;
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 ]