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Glosser :: Glosser (n.) A polisher; one who gives a luster.

Idioticon :: Idioticon (n.) A dictionary of a peculiar dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary..

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

Varnish :: Varnish (n.) That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance..

Hyo- :: Hyo- () A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection with the hyoid bone or arch; as, hyoglossal, hyomandibular, hyomental, etc..

Oxtongue :: Oxtongue (n.) A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs..

Glosser :: Glosser (n.) A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.

Gloss/ :: Gloss/ (pl. ) of Gloss.

Gloss :: Gloss (v. t.) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth..

Taenioglossa :: Taenioglossa (n. pl.) An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh-water..

Polish :: Polish (v. i.) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well..

Glossic :: Glossic (n.) A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only..

Scalaria :: Scalaria (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also ladder shell, and wentletrap. See Ptenoglossa, and Wentletrap..

Sandnecker :: Sandnecker (n.) A European flounder (Hippoglossoides limandoides); -- called also rough dab, long fluke, sand fluke, and sand sucker..

Glossiness :: Glossiness (n.) The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.

Hypoglossal :: Hypoglossal (a.) 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..

Flatting :: Flatting (n.) A mode of painting,in which the paint, being mixed with turpentine, leaves the work without gloss..

Varnish :: Varnish (n.) An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.

Shine :: Shine (n.) The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen..

Hyoglossal :: Hyoglossal (a.) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane..

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