Definition of glossy

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

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Glase :: Glase (v. t.) To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface, consisting of, or resembling, glass; as, to glaze earthenware; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or glossy; as, to glaze paper, gunpowder, and the like..
Cashmerette :: Cashmerette (n.) A kind of dress goods, made with a soft and glossy surface like cashmere..
Polished :: Polished (a.) Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse..
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..
Enamel :: Enamel (v. t.) To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth..
Glazing :: Glazing (n.) The act or art of setting glass; the art of covering with a vitreous or glasslike substance, or of polishing or rendering glossy..
Politely :: Politely (adv.) In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy.
Vanjas :: Vanjas (n.) The Australian pied crow shrike (Strepera graculina). It is glossy bluish black, with the under tail coverts and the tips and bases of the tail feathers white..
Tupelo :: Tupelo (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge..
Lustring :: Lustring (n.) A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring.
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..
Burnish :: Burnish (v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large..
Glossiness :: Glossiness (n.) The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.
Calender :: Calender (n.) A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating..
Sleeky :: Sleeky (a.) Of a sleek, or smooth, and glossy appearance..
Shine :: Shine (v. i.) To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver..
Cretonne :: Cretonne (n.) A kind of chintz with a glossy surface.
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..
Varnish :: Varnish (n.) That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance..
Liver :: Liver (n.) The glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); -- said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool.
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