shine or lustre on a smooth surface

hair with a healthy gloss

a superficially attractive appearance or impression

beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life

apply a glossy substance to

the singer glossed her lips a deep red

the pebble-dash of the walls was glossed white

a translation or explanation of a word or phrase

provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.)

the Japanese word often glossed as ‘sincerity’ really means something different