English Explanatory Dictionary

gloze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss; commentary.
  2. Flattery.
  3. appearance.
  4. A specious show, a deceit.
verb
  1. To extenuate, explain away, gloss over.
  2. To use flattering language.
  3. To smooth over; to palliate by specious explanation.
  4. To give a shine to (something or someone).

Pronunciation

/ɡləʊz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gloze.wav

Word forms

gloze glozes glozing glozed

Etymology

From Middle English glosen, from Old French gloser, from Medieval Latin glossa. More at gloss.

Synonyms

jolly lay it on thick puff brush up to collogue flatter flatterize glaver gloze make fair weather palaver preen soothe speak well of stroke tickle the ear

Derived words

glozer glozingly unglozed
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