Gloss | Mean of gloss in English Dictionary

/ˈglɑːs/

• Noun
• the brightness of a smooth and shiny surface
1. He polished the car to a high gloss. [=until it was very shiny]
• an attractive quality or appearance that hides the way a person or thing really is
1. He was all gloss and no substance.
2. Her ruthless ambition was covered by a thin gloss of good manners.
• a type of makeup that is used to add shine and often color to the lips
1. lip gloss
• Verb

• to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important
1. He glossed over the accident.
2. The problems were ignored or glossed over.
• Noun
• a brief explanation of the meaning of a word used in a text
1. The book's introductory chapters include helpful glosses for/of many unfamiliar terms.
• Verb
• to give the meaning of (a word or phrase used in a text)
1. Many unfamiliar terms are glossed in the book's introduction.
2. Scholars have glossed this term as (meaning) “chisel.”