Glosse — meaning in English

English meaning

• gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.
• squib noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.

Senses

Glosse is used for these senses in English:

• gloss (countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
• squib (dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.

gloss — full definition

1. noun A shiny, polished surface.
2. noun An impressive appearance that hides something less impressive underneath.
3. verb (usually "gloss over") To skim past or downplay a problem instead of properly addressing it.
4. noun A brief note explaining a difficult or foreign word, often placed in the margin or between the lines of a text.

squib — full definition

1. noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
2. noun A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
3. noun A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
4. noun Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.

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