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Definition of Glossy

1. Adjective. (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers. "Glossy paper"

2. Noun. A magazine printed on good quality paper.

3. Adjective. Reflecting light. "Shining white enamel"

4. Noun. A photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper.

5. Adjective. Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense. "A glossy TV series"

Definition of Glossy

1. a. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

Definition of Glossy

1. Adjective. Having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface. ¹

2. Noun. (chiefly British) a glossy magazine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glossy

1. lustrous [adj GLOSSIER, GLOSSIEST] : GLOSSILY [adv] / a type of photograph [n GLOSSIES] - See also: lustrous

Medical Definition of Glossy

1. 1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface. 2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit. Origin: See Gloss luster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glossy

glossopharyngeal tic glossopharyngeals glossopharyngeus glossophilia glossophobia glossoplasty glossoplegia glossoptosis glossopyrosis glossorrhaphy

glossospasm glossosteresis glossotomy glossotrichia glossy (current term) glossy antshrike glossy antshrikes glossy skin glossy snake glost

glost oven glost ovens glosts glottal glottal catch glottal plosive glottal stop glottal stops glottalic

Literary usage of Glossy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on diseases of the skin for advanced students and practitioners by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1916)
"The affected skin is at first noted to be a deep red or mottled or red and pale in patches, and smooth and shining, giving it a glossy appearance, ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1898)
"FC KIRKWOOD, Baltimore, Md. The glossy Ibis in Western New York. — During the second week of October, 1897, JW Ware -hot and killed a glossy Ibis (Plegadis ..."

3. Diseases of the skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1919)
"... contributions of Mitchell, Moorehouse and Keen that \ve owe much of our knowledge of the clinical symptomatology of the condition known as glossy skin. ..."

4. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"Their glossy aspect at once distinguishes them from other lizards. Of the two genera, Eumeces is the smaller; it contains about thirty species, the majority ..."

5. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"glossy SKIN. Synonym. ... Paget's original description, quoted by Mitchell,2 is as follows: "glossy fingers appear to be a sign of a peculiarly impaired ..."

6. The Genesee Farmer (1851)
"Young shoots glossy, of a reddish brown, with gray dots. ... Leaves large, flat, glossy, and pale yellowish green. Very productive. ..."

7. Our Mutual Friend by Charles ( Dickens (1865)
"... and his morning ablutions, and his anointing of himself with the last infallible preparation for the production of luxuriant and glossy hair upon the ..."

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