Betydelse av gloss på svenska

• 0 a smooth, shiny appearance on the surface of something:

  • Marble can be polished to a high gloss.

  • This varnish provides a long-lasting and hard-wearing gloss finish.

  • We'll need a litre of gloss (paint) to cover the woodwork.

  • All the shades are available in matt or gloss.

  • lip gloss

• 1 an explanation for a word or phrase:

  • Difficult expressions are explained in the glosses at the bottom of the page.

• 2 to provide an explanation for a word or phrase:

  • In the school edition of the book, the older and more rare words have been glossed.

• 3 to paint something with gloss paint:

  • They glossed the woodwork.

• 4 a smooth shine on the surface of something:

  • The floor was waxed and buffed to a high gloss.

• 5 an explanation of a word or phrase in a text