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.-a specious appearance; superficial quality or show.-to give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.-a foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.-an interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.-a false or specious explanation.-to render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.-to give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.-to make comments; to comment; to explain.-to make sly remarks, or insinuations.