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Gloss :: Gloss (n.) Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss..

Ptenoglossate :: Ptenoglossate (a.) Of or pertaining to the Ptenoglossa.

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

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..

Toxifera :: Toxifera (n.pl.) Same as Toxoglossa.

Finish :: Finish (n.) The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc..

Bugloss :: Bugloss (n.) A plant of the genus Anchusa, and especially the A. officinalis, sometimes called alkanet; oxtongue..

Stylograph :: Styloglossal (a.) Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue.

Phainopepla :: Phainopepla (n.) A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher..

Gloss :: Gloss (v. t.) To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

Ivory-bill :: Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States..

Pastor :: Pastor (n.) A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts..

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

Ebony :: Ebony (n.) A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green..

Sleek :: Sleek (v. t.) To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over..

Phaneroglossal :: Phaneroglossal (a.) Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain reptiles and insects.

Gossaries :: Gossaries (pl. ) of Glossar.

Hyoglossal :: Hyoglossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle.

Burnish :: Burnish (n.) The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.

Glossal :: Glossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.

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