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glossed
We have found lemma(root) word of glossed : gloss.
Definitions
[ɡlɒs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- shine or lustre on a smooth surface
(e.g: hair with a healthy gloss)
- a superficially attractive appearance or impression
(e.g: beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: of unknown origin
[ɡlɒs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- apply a glossy substance to
(e.g: the singer glossed her lips a deep red)
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Origin
:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin
[ɡlɒs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a translation or explanation of a word or phrase
Phrases:
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 explanation, language, tongue’
[ɡlɒs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.)
(e.g: the Japanese word often glossed as ‘sincerity’ really means something different)
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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 explanation, language, tongue’
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