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Gloss (annotation) A gloss is a brief notation, especially a marginal one or an interlinear one, of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the text or in the reader's language if that is different. A collection of glosses is a ''g ...

, an explanatory note in a text, such as: **

Interlinear gloss In linguistics and pedagogy, an interlinear gloss is a gloss (series of brief explanations, such as definitions or pronunciations) placed between lines, such as between a line of original text and its translation into another language. When gloss ...

, in linguistics and pedagogy **

Biblical gloss In Biblical studies, a gloss or glossa is an annotation written on margins or within the text of biblical manuscripts or printed editions of the scriptures. With regard to the Hebrew texts, the glosses chiefly contained explanations of purely ver ...

Glose ''Glosa'' (English: Glose or Gloss) is a poetic form that borrows lines from another, usually more famous poem and incorporates its text. The term originates from the practice of fifteenth century Spanish Courtier, courtiers composing poems with a q ...

or Gloss, a quatrain from a usually better known poem incorporated into a new poem

Shininess

Gloss (optics) Gloss is an optical property which indicates how well a surface reflects light in a specular (mirror-like) direction. It is one of the important parameters that are used to describe the visual appearance of an object. The factors that affect glos ...

, reflectivity of light on a surface *

Gloss and matte paint Sheen is a measure of the reflected light ( glossiness) from a paint finish. ''Glossy'' and ''flat'' (or ''matte'') are typical extreme levels of glossiness of a finish. Glossy paints are shiny and reflect most light in the specular (mirror-lik ...

, terms used for painted finishes *

Lip gloss Lip gloss is a cosmetic used primarily to give lips a glossy luster, and sometimes to add a subtle color. It is distributed as a fluid or a soft solid (not to be confused with lip balm, which generally has medical or soothing purposes, or lipst ...

Sickle-gloss Sickle-gloss, or sickle sheen, is a silica residue found on blades such as sickles and scythes suggesting that they have been used to cut the silica-rich stems of cereals and forming an indirect proof for incipient agriculture. The gloss occurs fr ...

, a silica residue found on blades

Fiction

Gloss (character) Gloss is a superhero published by DC Comics created by Steve Engelhart and Joe Staton who first appeared in ''Millennium'' #2 (January 1988). Fictional character biography The creators of the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians, had planned to cr ...

, a fictional character who appeared in DC Comics' series ''New Guardians'' * ''Gloss'' (film), a Russian satirical melodrama by Andrei Konchalovsky * ''Gloss'' (TV series), a New Zealand television drama, which ran from 1987 to 1990 * Gloss, a minor character in ''The Hunger Games''

People

Hugo Gloss Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Hugo (film), ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise ...

(born 1985), Brazilian journalist and presenter *

Molly Gloss Molly Gloss (born November 20, 1944) is an American writer of historical fiction and science fiction. Life Gloss grew up in rural Oregon and began writing seriously when she became a mother. She now lives in Portland, Oregon, and was close friend ...

(born 1944), American writer

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Dillon v. Gloss ''Dillon v. Gloss'', 256 U.S. 368 (1921), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress of the United States, Congress, when proposing a constitutional amendment under the authority given to it by Article Five of th ...

'', a 1921 U.S. constitutional court case *

Global Sea Level Observing System Established in 1985, The Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) is an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission program whose purpose is to measure sea level globally for long-term climate change studies. The program's purpose has changed since ...

, an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission program *

G.L.O.S.S. G.L.O.S.S. (Girls Living Outside Society's Shit) was a Transfeminism, trans-feminist hardcore punk band based out of Olympia, Washington. The group formed in 2014 and consisted of members Corey Evans (drums), Sadie "Switchblade" Smith (vocals), Ja ...

, a punk band based in Olympia, Washington *

GLOSS FM GLOSS FM was an online community radio station in the United Kingdom, broadcasting to Thornbury and District, South Gloucestershire. Its strapline is "Your Local Station". It originally started broadcasting to the South Gloucestershire area on ...

, an online radio station based in South Gloucestershire, UK

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