- noun
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- brightness or shine on a smooth surface [Barron]
- a brief explanation (as in the margin or between the lines of a text) of a difficult or obscure word or expression [Taisha]
More word meanings for gloss
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- Wiktionary:
- gloss @ wiktionary
- WordNet:
- gloss @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- gloss @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- gloss @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- gloss @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
- gloss @ Answers.com
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- Ask.com dictionary: gloss