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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a gloss" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an explanation or interpretation of a text, often providing additional context or clarification.
Example: "The author included a gloss to help readers understand the complex terminology used in the manuscript."
Alternatives: "an explanation" or "a commentary".
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"I think the ideology business is all a gloss.
"He doesn't put a gloss on his characters' problems.
A gloss of sweat materialized on his fingertips.
A great introduction to Borges and a gloss on Poe.
Blake is kind of a gloss on Handel.
But General Ahmar has been trying hard to put a gloss on his dubious past.
A finished city, polished to a gloss, is also a finished city, incapable of new experience.
References to biology coat these arguments with a gloss of scientific rigor.
To call it networking would be a bit of a gloss.
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"I would go further and say they'd just do a gloss-over repair job.
The whole thing about Obama voting "present" is a gloss-over and McCain knows it.
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