Gloss

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Gloss may refer to:

Text

  • Gloss (annotation), an explanatory note in a text, such as:
    • Interlinear gloss, in linguistics and pedagogy
    • Biblical gloss
  • Glose or Gloss, a quatrain from a usually better known poem incorporated into a new poem

Shininess

  • Gloss (optics), reflectivity of light on a surface
  • Gloss and matte paint, terms used for painted finishes
  • Lip gloss
  • Sickle-gloss, a silica residue found on blades

Fiction

  • Gloss (character), 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 (born 1985), Brazilian journalist and presenter
  • Molly Gloss (born 1944), American writer

Other uses

  • Dillon v. Gloss, a 1921 U.S. constitutional court case
  • Global Sea Level Observing System, an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission program
  • G.L.O.S.S., a punk band based in Olympia, Washington
  • GLOSS FM, an online radio station based in South Gloucestershire, UK

See also

  • Glossa (disambiguation)
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