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Character in DC Comics
Gloss (Xiang Po) is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Millennium #2 (January 1988), and was created by Steve
Gloss_(character)
Topics referred to by the same term
a surface Gloss and matte paint, terms used for painted finishes Lip gloss Sickle-gloss, a silica residue found on blades Gloss (character), a fictional
Gloss
Brief marginal notation of the meaning of a word or wording in a text
A gloss is a brief notation, especially a marginal or interlinear one, of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the
Gloss_(annotation)
Small characters that show pronunciation
Ruby characters or rubi characters (Japanese: ルビ; rōmaji: rubi; Korean: 루비; romaja: rubi) are small, annotative glosses that are usually placed above or
Ruby_character
Brazilian journalist (born 1985)
1985), known as Hugo Gloss, is a Brazilian presenter, journalist, voice actor, blogger and YouTuber. Born in Brasília, Hugo Gloss has a degree in journalism
Hugo_Gloss
Explanatory matter inserted between a line of original text and its translation
In linguistics and pedagogy, an interlinear gloss is a gloss (series of brief explanations, such as definitions or pronunciations) placed between lines
Interlinear_gloss
Chinese-based Vietnamese writing system
Chinese characters to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, with other words represented by new characters created using
Chữ_Nôm
Sinitic language spoken in East Asia
Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy ("New Edition" (With Chinese Character Glosses) ed.). London: Presbyterian Church of England. Douglas, Carstairs
Hokkien
Chinese characters are generally logographs, but can be further categorized based on the manner of their creation or derivation. Some characters may be
Chinese character classification
Chinese_character_classification
Japanese art form in which earth and water are molded to create a delicate shiny sphere
they measured gloss levels substantially higher than the value of 70 gloss units, which is considered "high gloss". Savage's 106-gloss unit dorodango
Dorodango
Cast of franchise inspired by Roald Dahl
friendly, and charming, but is sometimes insensitive and has been given to glossing self-criticism. In the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, he
List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters
List_of_Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory_characters
begins to realize her feelings for Peeta. While in the arena, she kills Gloss after he kills her ally Wiress. At the end of the book, she destroys the
List of The Hunger Games characters
List_of_The_Hunger_Games_characters
Logographic writing system
has been variously described as either a form of diglossia, as reading by gloss, or as a process of translation into and out of Chinese. Compared to other
Chinese_characters
Glosses showcasing early forms of Hispanic Romance and Basque
The Glosas Emilianenses (Spanish for "glosses of [the monastery of Saint] Millán/Emilianus") are glosses written in the 10th or 11th century to a 9th-century
Glosas_Emilianenses
Figure from Irish mythology
Lilith. A gloss explains this night hag as "a monster in female form, that is, a morrígan." Cormac's Glossary (also 9th century), and a gloss in the later
The_Morrígan
New Zealand actor
known first on 1980s soap Gloss, Elliott was nominated for 'Best Actor' playing the scheming character Rex Redfern. Gloss was a seminal New Zealand drama
Peter Elliott (New Zealand actor)
Peter_Elliott_(New_Zealand_actor)
1938 novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk
Character is Bordewijk's best-known novel, and the basis for a 1997 film of the same name. Maier, Henk M. J. (2004). "Escape from the Green and Gloss
Character_(novel)
Chinese educational poem
The Thousand Character Classic (Chinese: 千字文; pinyin: Qiānzì wén), also known as the Thousand Character Text, is a Chinese poem that has been used as a
Thousand_Character_Classic
1997 film by James Cameron
minutes, but, somehow, he and his magical cast revive that old-style studio gloss for three riveting hours. Titanic is a sumptuous assault on the emotions
Titanic_(1997_film)
New Zealand actress (born 1962)
playing boy characters on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s. She is best known for her role as Gemma in the 1980s TV drama series Gloss. Harcourt spent
Miranda_Harcourt
1798 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Some modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798 edition) Problems playing this file
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner
Character in Thackeray's Vanity Fair
Southey, a contemporary, "the squalor that existed beneath the glamour and gloss of Regency society provided sharp contrast to the Prince Regent's social
Becky_Sharp
American sports comedy-drama television series
Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly. It is based on a character Sudeikis portrayed in a series of promotional media for NBC Sports' coverage
Ted_Lasso
Collection of annotations to the Corpus Iuris Civilis by Accursius
name Glossa ordinaria refers to fact that the gloss by Accursius was the "ordinary" or "standard" gloss on the Corpus Iuris Civilis. Modern scholarship
Glossa_ordinaria_(Accursius)
Tibeto-Burman language
လဲ? Gloss: who.PL TOP I POS lifeline continue give CONT ADJ plug OBJ pull PL FUT INT 'Who will discontinue my life support?' Literary: Spoken: Gloss: ရှစ်လေးလုံးအရေးအခင်း
Burmese_language
Kanji character
pronunciation gloss zhèng 政 but no semantic gloss. Some extensive encoding systems for Japanese kanji (preceding Unicode) include taito variant character 2. The
Taito_(kanji)
Character encoding and character set extensions used in Japanese broadcasting
addition of the extended characters in the kanji set. Wikimedia Commons has media related to ARIB STD B24 character set. Glossed as "temple" (i.e. Buddhist
ARIB_STD_B24_character_set
South Korean and American model and actress (born 1988)
2022. "May Hong's Beauty Routine Is A Product Junkie's Dream". Into The Gloss. September 6, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2022. 김예랑 (July 11, 2025). "K팝 퇴마
May_Hong
and 大人 (otona, "adult"). Unusual or nonstandard kanji readings may be glossed using furigana. Kanji compounds are sometimes given arbitrary readings
Japanese_writing_system
Chinese characters used in Japanese writing
words and individual characters have readings glossed, via various conventions. Native words and Sino-Japanese vocabulary are glossed in hiragana (for both
Kanji
Constructed human language based on predicate logic
Lojban .oi ro'o bu'o nai pei Gloss attitudinal: pain! in physical sense attitude ends what's your attitude? Translation Are you no longer in pain?
Lojban
Chinese characters used in Korean writing
as andeul '안들' which is the Middle Korean pronunciation of the characters' native gloss and is the ancestor to modern anneunda '않는다', 'do not' or 'does
Hanja
Proposed common ancestor to all human languages
No. Root Gloss 4 *čun(g)a 'nose; to smell' 10 *ku(n) 'who?' 26 *tsuma 'hair' 27 *ʔaq'wa 'water'
Proto-Human_language
American actor (born 1982)
and in movement for actor Ray Winstone of the title character of Beowulf. Ritchson portrayed Gloss, a tribute in the 75th Hunger Games, in The Hunger Games:
Alan_Ritchson
in addition to or in place of their own.[ch. 157] The letters "ONE" are glossed with furigana as オーバー・ニュー・エーテリオン. A "Relic" (遺物（レリック）, Rerikku) in Edens
List_of_Edens_Zero_characters
Fictional character
female characters, namely Kim and Shego. Many of the character's typically feminine belongings double as powerful weapons and tools, namely her lip gloss and
Kim_Possible_(character)
How matter appears by virtue of interaction with light
Reflectance factor, R Gloss reflectance factor, Rs Gloss (at least six types of gloss may be observed depending upon the character of the surface and the
Visual_appearance
American crime drama television series (2002–2008)
existence and all have human qualities. Even so, The Wire does not minimize or gloss over the horrific effects of their actions. The show is realistic in depicting
The_Wire
1981 film by Sydney Pollack
Retrieved April 6, 2024. Meisel, Myron (Mar/Apr 1982). "Seventh Annual Grosses Gloss". Film Comment; New York Vol. 18, Iss. 2: 60–66, 80. "The 54th Academy Awards
Absence_of_Malice
Comics character
anti-magic nanominium gloss. When the character became popular, creator Paul Cornell decided to add more drama to the character by making him a traitor
Captain_Midlands
Female giant
referred to as gýgr, íviðja and tröllkona. While these terms are often glossed as "giantess", in texts containing the oldest traditions, they are often
Giantess
1759 satirical novella by Voltaire
plot—in which characters narrowly escape death repeatedly, for instance—allows for compounding tragedies to befall the same characters over and over again
Candide
1987 New Zealand TV series or programme
Gloss is a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987 to 1990. The series was about the lives of the rich, famous and fashionable
Gloss_(TV_series)
Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Echo, is a character portrayed by Alaqua Cox in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise—based on the Marvel Comics character of the same
Maya Lopez (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Maya_Lopez_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)
Hindu tradition of textual interpretation
is nor is not.[page needed] The 'four-cornered negation' is an English gloss of the Sanskrit, Chatushkoti.[citation needed] The influence of Mahayana
Advaita_Vedanta
Japanese style of ruby text
rubi (ルビ; [ɾɯꜜbi]) in Japanese. In modern Japanese, it is usually used to gloss rare kanji, to clarify rare, nonstandard or ambiguous kanji readings, or
Furigana
Earliest attested form of the Korean language
of Old Korean writing rely on logographic Hanja (Chinese characters), used to either gloss the meaning or approximate the sound of the Korean words.
Old_Korean
Also reported as, "The sad thing is that I leave with so much to say." Glossed idiomatically as "Make it quick" or "Get it over with." Also reported as
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
Japanese fashion subculture
Sliver Bullet Smiley face Sneep Dip Snidel Spiral Girl STRIP CABARET Sugar gloss SuzyQ Teens Ever Titty&Co THIRTEEN XIII (Japan) TRALALA ValenTine's High
Gyaru
Religious site in Jerusalem
Rock as Palimpsest: ʻabd Al-Malik's Grand Narrative and Sultan Süleyman's Glosses". Muqarnas. 25: 17–105. doi:10.1163/22118993_02501004. ISSN 0732-2992.
Temple_Mount
Species of moth
wingspan is 35–45 mm. Forewing purplish grey or purplish fuscous with a leaden gloss; costal area at middle ochreous, merged with the bluntly triangular orbicular
Setaceous_Hebrew_character
Nigerian -American comedian and writer
publications including The Riveter Magazine; Reductress; The Daily Dot; Into The Gloss, where she wrote a column called "Operation Goo Goo Gah Gah;" Vulture, where
Ziwe_Fumudoh
DC comics superhero team
targets or kills members of the Global Guardians, including Tasmanian Devil, Gloss, Sandstorm, and Freedom Beast. In Absolute Power: Task Force VII, the team
Global_Guardians
Some of her unique features are highlights, side bangs and permanent lip gloss. Tying in with the Grace doll is a television film based on her stories
List of American Girl characters
List_of_American_Girl_characters
or sportswashing (using sporting events to burnish one's reputation and gloss over corruption or human rights abuses), sanewashing is the act of packaging
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump
False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1986)
on Amazon. Consisting of 40 products, including liquid eyeliners, lip glosses and face mask sticker, it reached number one on Amazon's list of best-selling
Lady_Gaga
2023 TV series
into "a kind of sports epic." John Powers of NPR described it as "a high-gloss drama—expensive, lushly-shot and skillfully acted," while noting the challenges
Drops_of_God_(TV_series)
Sherlock Holmes character created in 1994
in greater detail the couple's six-week sojourn to Palestine which was glossed over in The Beekeeper's Apprentice. Working with two of Mycroft's agents
Mary_Russell_(character)
Ancient Egyptian religious festivities
inflicted by Seth to one of Horus eyes by throwing garbage in his face ( gloss of chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead ). In Philæ, the pharaoh offers myrrh
Mysteries_of_Osiris
Unsolved murders of teenage girl and domestic worker
the number was briefly active in Punjab. Aarushi Talwar Aarushi used a gloss black Nokia N72. She would usually chat with her friends on phone until
2008_Noida_double_murder_case
Figure from Greek mythology
Klytaimnḗstra is also sometimes Latinized as Clytaemnestra. It is commonly glossed as "famed for her suitors." However, this form is a later misreading motivated
Clytemnestra
North Germanic language
rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.
Old_Norse
Proposed extinct Japonic language family
postulated now-extinct Japonic languages reflected in ancient placenames and glosses from central and southern parts of the Korean Peninsula. Most linguists
Peninsular_Japonic
Television series (2019–2026)
into a slightly muted, darker and more androgynous" wardrobe. Into the Gloss spoke of the makeup: "since the first episode, it's all everyone's been
Euphoria_(American_TV_series)
Soap opera character
14 February 2000. Ward, Tara (22 August 2020). "All that glitters is not Gloss: Shortland Street reunites the stars of NZ's classic 80s drama". The Spinoff
David Kearney (Shortland Street)
David_Kearney_(Shortland_Street)
American comedian, writer and television host (born 1964)
And The Skincare You Buy After The Derm Reads You 'For Filth'". Into The Gloss. October 30, 2019. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved
Stephen_Colbert
Language of ancient Sumer and Babylon
segmentation of the Sumerian phrases into morphemes, the fourth one contains a gloss for each of the morphemes, and the fifth one displays a translation into
Sumerian_language
Fictional character, The Bear TV series
2026-03-22. Bedolla, Daise (June 2025). "Sarah Ramos On Her 'Caveman' Routine". Into The Gloss. Photographed by Shana Trajanoska. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
Jess_(The_Bear)
Trickster in Zande folklore
sa, "Ture...had only one operator of the rubbing-board oracle". This is glossed as, "A man has only one real friend among so many acquaintances, who is
Ture_(Zande_character)
Totonacan language cluster of eastern Mexico
about the phonology of the Totonac of El Tajin, notes the mechanical character of the glottal closure and at the same time he points at the “operative
Totonac_languages
American pulp fiction writer (1906–1936)
several other tales, creating horrific adventures tinged with a Cthulhu-esque gloss and notable for their use of metaphor and symbolism. With the onset of the
Robert_E._Howard
Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology
animals; however, the semantic relation between the proper name and the gloss is not clear. In folk etymology, Pēnelopē (Πηνελόπη) is usually understood
Penelope
American comedian, writer, actor and musician
Retrieved 22 November 2025. "Interview with Comedian Steve Agee | PSYCHIC GLOSS MAGAZINE". Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-09-10
Steve_Agee
Irish television series
January 2024). "Blackshore and Top Boy star Lisa Dwan: 'I don't want lip gloss to be in the way of creating a truly a relatable story'". Independent.is
Blackshore
Indian actor
fans will love the character'". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2025. "Dear Ishq Season 1 Review: Performances and gloss save this predictable
Kunal_Verma
English word
widely regarded as the first instance of this strain of OK, complete with gloss: The above is from the Providence Journal, the editor of which is a little
OK
Fictional character from the television series ER
writers can gloss over all the messy in-between stuff and get right to the romance for the new season." Jeanie progressed to regular character status in
Jeanie_Boulet
Particular size, weight and style of a typeface
thin design printed on book paper and a thicker design printed on high-gloss magazine paper may come out looking identical, since in the former case
Font
American right-wing populist political ideology
2021). "Republicans have built a cult of personality around Trump that glosses over his disgraced presidency". Business Insider. Archived from the original
Trumpism
2022 Indian film by Ayan Mukerji
could've been a game changer, but, alas, it is a missed opportunity. All gloss, no soul." Rohit Bhatnagar of The Free Press Journal rated the film 2.5
Brahmāstra:_Part_One_–_Shiva
American writer and physician (born 1980)
Exclusive Interview With Freida McFadden: Author Of The Housemaid Novels". The Gloss. Retrieved 10 April 2026. Pavia, Will (12 March 2025). "Meet 'Freida McFadden'
Freida_McFadden
2001 film by Daniel Sackheim
Claudia (September 13, 2001). "Sobieski, Skarsgaard Give 'House' a Scary Gloss". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved
The_Glass_House_(2001_film)
Topic in the Vietnam War
and operated with the NLF "front" structure as cover, lending a popular gloss to the insurgency. Each level in theory was subject to the dictates of the
NLF and PAVN strategy, organization and structure
NLF_and_PAVN_strategy,_organization_and_structure
Issy (June 7, 2026). "Action roguelite To Kill a God gets a new mage character, and a demo for you to try them out in". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 9, 2026
List of video games released in 2026
List_of_video_games_released_in_2026
Australian rapper (born 2000)
new lip colour inspired by Felix, 'Brownie Boy,' for Hera's Sensual Nude Gloss product line. In 2025, Felix was announced as a global brand ambassador
Felix_(rapper)
2021 attack to stop election certification
Watson, Kathryn (October 17, 2024). "Trump says Jan. 6 was a "day of love," glossing over his supporters' assault on officers - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com.
January 6 United States Capitol attack
January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack
British-Pakistani actor and producer (born 1981)
2021' Gloss Etc Awards". Gloss Etc. Retrieved 10 February 2026. glossetc (1 January 2023). "The Random 'Year That Was 2022' Gloss Etc Awards". Gloss Etc
Ahsan_Khan
Brazilian Internet meme
terríveis das novelas se reúnem em esquete hilária; vem assistir". Hugo Gloss (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2025. Math Lady on Know Your
Math_Lady
Japanese anime television series
takes the object by force, and Luluka disguises herself using the Pre-Kit Gloss to steal the object unnoticed. They possess the ability to corrupt a Makoto
Star_Detective_Precure!
Area of the sky divided into twelve signs
House Unicode Character Ecliptic Longitude (a ≤ λ < b) Latin name Gloss Greek name (Romanization of Greek) Sanskrit name Sumero-Babylonian name 1 ♈︎︎
Zodiac
September 3, 2024. But experts say the Republican spotlight on the issue glosses over two crucial facts: Noncitizen voting is exceedingly rare, and it is
Electoral fraud in the United States
Electoral_fraud_in_the_United_States
British black comedy-drama thriller television series (2018–2022)
Hale added that it is Ms. Oh who ensures the series is "more than a cute gloss on the glamorous international caper." A pink tulle dress worn in the first-series
Killing_Eve
Translations of 1922 novel
must be rather baffling to readers. Most others include a native-language gloss. In the 1929 French translation the passage reads "A.E. Je vous dois. I
Translations_of_Ulysses
Indian actress (born 1981)
Express. Nyayapati, Neeshita (2 October 2020). "Nishabdham Movie Review : All gloss and no depth". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2020.{{cite news}}:
Anushka_Shetty
Usage of punctuation
quotation marks for a gloss, with the two not separated by a comma or other punctuation, and with strictly logical quotation around the gloss – extraneous terminal
Quotation_marks_in_English
half-brothers of Ned. As adults they are both magicians. Ned's mother (Tina Gloss Finnell) appears only in flashbacks. She died from a brain aneurysm while
List of Pushing Daisies characters
List_of_Pushing_Daisies_characters
2024 film by Halina Reijn
direction in Babygirl, highlighting how she avoids the usual Hollywood neo-noir gloss, choosing instead to expose the raw, unpolished truth behind moments like
Babygirl
Animal disease of unknown cause
are two diseases of the mouth - one of a very serious character, which is called blain (gloss anthrax) or inflammation of the tongue. This is a very
Blain_(animal_disease)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up shiny in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shiny may refer to gloss (optics), the ability of a surface to reflect light in a specular way. "Shiny"
Shiny
Japanese manga series and its franchise
Denshi Comic Taishō 2020" in 2020. The kanji 着せ替え人形 in the Japanese title, glossed with furigana as Bisuku Dōru (ビスク・ドール), are normally read as Kisekae Ningyō
My_Dress-Up_Darling
GLOSS CHARACTER
GLOSS CHARACTER
Girl/Female
Indian
Glass
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Glass
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a big man, from Middle High German grÅz ‘large’, ‘thick’, ‘corpulent’, German gross. The Jewish name has been Hebraicized as Gadol, from Hebrew gadol ‘large’.English : nickname for a big man, from Middle English, Old French gros (Late Latin grossus, of Germanic origin, thus etymologically the same word as in 1 above). The English vocabulary word did not develop the sense ‘excessively fat’ until the 16th century.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Bright, Like glass
Girl/Female
Muslim
Glass
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
A Glass Bead
Girl/Female
Tamil
A glass bead
Girl/Female
Muslim Sanskrit
Starling. Heaven. Glass.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower, from Old English glæs ‘glass’ (akin to Glad, referring originally to the bright shine of the material), Middle High German glas.Irish and Scottish : Anglicized form of the epithet glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’ or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.German : altered form of the personal name Klass, a reduced form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Glass ‘glass’, or a metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower.
Girl/Female
Indian
Glows Forever; Glittering Pearl; Glows Always
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical
Loss; Desolation; Astonishment
Girl/Female
Latin
The mythological Roman goddess of flowers. Diminutive of Florence: From 'florentius' or...
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Glows Forever
Girl/Female
Indian
Glass
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Bright; Like Glass
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Close 1.German : variant of Kloss.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Glass
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Klaus, a reduced form of the personal name Nikolaus, German form of Nicholas.English : nickname for a flatterer, from Old French glose ‘flattery’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : variant of Gosse.German : from the Germanic personal name Gozzo, a short form of the various compound names with the first element gÅd ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.
Girl/Female
German
Glossy
GLOSS CHARACTER
GLOSS CHARACTER
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
A Deity; Lord Rama
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Asked of God
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
Adinath
Girl/Female
Arabic
Pure; True; Honest; Noble
Boy/Male
Tamil
Enough
Girl/Female
English Latin
Silence. Also an abbreviation of Anastacia.
Girl/Female
English
Battle maid.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Name of an Animal
Boy/Male
Sikh
Absorbed in God, Remembering the Lord by heart
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Servant of the Most Exalted
GLOSS CHARACTER
GLOSS CHARACTER
GLOSS CHARACTER
GLOSS CHARACTER
GLOSS CHARACTER
v. t.
To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
v. t.
A looking-glass; a mirror.
n.
A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.
v. t.
Anything made of glass.
v. t.
The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
sing. & pl.
The number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.
v. t.
Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
pl.
of Glossa
v. t.
An optical glass; a lens; a spyglass; -- in the plural, spectacles; as, a pair of glasses; he wears glasses.
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.
superl.
Whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to net.
v. t.
To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.
v. t.
To cover or furnish with glass; to glaze.
v. t.
To case in glass.
superl.
Thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium.
superl.
Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.
superl.
Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.
superl.
Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence.
v. t.
Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.