A Sun reporter alleged that the younger Herschel had observed all sorts of life on the Moon, including winged human creatures about four feet tall, covered with short and glossy copper-colored hair.
Eventually, Herschel discovered humanoids on the moon: "They averaged four feet in height, were covered, except on the face, with short and glossy copper-colored hair, and had wings composed of a thin membrane, without hair, lying snugly upon their backs, from the top of the shoulders to the calves of the legs.
In Burchetts Green, the duck will always have a crisp skin, glossy sauces will always trickle from little copper saucepans, the treacle pudding will always flood the mouth with soothing, sticky sweetness.
Besuited and stiffly pressed, he watched a stream of dishes emerge from the kitchen: a glossy trapezoid of tamarind-scented cod; a copper vessel of crisped, slivered okra tossed with curry leaves; and palak chaat, a house favorite that is essentially a fried spinach salad in yogurt dressing.
As I stared down at the shimmering white blossoms, I recalled John Clare's lines "Again spread out their leaves of glossy green; / And some, yet young, of a rich copper gleam" (Water-lilies, 1820).
Made of vacuum-formed transparent plastic, each has been spray-painted from behind; seen through the glossy plastic, the frosty, pearlescent colors -- luminous shades of pink, copper and blue -- call to mind fingernail polish.
DIVERSIFICATION I open the bill from my gasoline vendor And out pops a colorful, glossy brochure Describing a short-wave receiver, a blender, Indispensable dryer for mother's coiffure, Silverware, earthenware, quaint copper pots, Luxurious luggage for going first class.
