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Glossy :: Glossy (superl.) Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface..

Gloss :: Gloss (v. i.) To make sly remarks, or insinuations..

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

Glossing :: Glossing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glos.

Entoglossal :: Entoglossal (a.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.

Glossographical :: Glossographical (a.) Of or pertaining to glossography.

Glazing :: Glazing (n.) The glass, glasslike, or glossy substance with which any surface is incrusted or overlaid; as, the glazing of pottery or porcelain, or of paper..

Satin :: Satin (n.) A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface..

Macroglossia :: Macroglossia (n.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.

Tsetse :: Tsetse (n.) A venomous two-winged African fly (Glossina morsitans) whose bite is very poisonous, and even fatal, to horses and cattle, but harmless to men. It renders extensive districts in which it abounds uninhabitable during certain seasons of the year..

Glossly :: Glossly (adv.) Like gloss; specious.

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..

Glossology :: Glossology (n.) The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.

Kelpfish :: Kelpfish (n.) A small California food fish (Heterostichus rostratus), living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the genus Platyglossus..

Cretonne :: Cretonne (n.) A kind of chintz with a glossy surface.

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..

Varnish :: Varnish (n.) To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt..

Politely :: Politely (adv.) In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy.

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..

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

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