GLOSS

gloss. Gloss, n. a scholium, comment, brightness

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Gloss (glŏs), n. [[Cf. Icel. glossi a blaze, glys finery, MHG. glosen to glow, G. glosten to glimmer; perh. akin to E. glass.]] 1. 1. 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.
It is no part . . . to set on the face of this cause any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford. Hooker. 2. 2. A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.
To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm than all the gloss of art. Goldsmith.