Definition of gloss

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Gloss (n.) A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation..

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Sleek :: Sleek (v. t.) To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over..
Calamanco :: Calamanco (n.) A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked..
Toucan :: Toucan (n.) Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds of tropical America belonging to Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, and allied genera of the family Ramphastidae. They have a very large, but light and thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. Most of the species are brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and black in striking contrast..
Politely :: Politely (adv.) In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy.
Limpet :: Limpet (n.) Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides..
Faille :: Faille (n.) A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy..
Enamel :: Enamel (v. t.) That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated..
Glossohyal :: Glossohyal (a.) 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.
Stylograph :: Styloglossal (a.) Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue.
Holly :: Holly (n.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas..
Veneer :: Veneer (v. t.) A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense..
Pachyglossal :: Pachyglossal (a.) Having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards (Pachyglossae), including the iguanas and agamas..
Varnish :: Varnish (n.) To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting..
Lustring :: Lustring (n.) A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring.
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..
Cashmerette :: Cashmerette (n.) A kind of dress goods, made with a soft and glossy surface like cashmere..
Lingual :: Lingual (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter..
Glottology :: Glottology (n.) The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology; glossology.
Glossological :: Glossological (a.) Of or pertaining to glossology.
Matte :: Matte (n.) A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss..
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