n. 1.an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text 2.an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge 3.the property of being smooth and shiny 4.an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading gloss v. 1.give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing 2.provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases 3.provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase 4.gloss or excuse
