The meaning of Glossing
Glossing – definition
verbApply a glossy substance to.
Usage examples:
The singer glossed her lips a deep red
verbProvide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.).
Usage examples:
The japanese word often glossed as ‘sincerity’ really means something different
nounShine or lustre on a smooth surface.
Usage examples:
Hair with a healthy gloss
nounA superficially attractive appearance or impression.
Usage examples:
Beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life
nounA translation or explanation of a word or phrase.
Usage examples:
For the commonest form of ‘hack’, the oed gives the gloss and etymology.
verbPresent participle of gloss
Usage examples:
In the school edition of the book, the older and more rare words have been glossed., they glossed t…
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Word origin
mid 16th century: alteration of the noun gloze, from Old French glose (see gloze), suggested by medieval Latin glossa ‘explanation of a difficult word’, from Greek glōssa ‘word needing explan
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