gloze verb² trans. & intrans. [glǝʊz] rare. E19.
[Origin unkn.: cf. GLOSS noun².]
(Cause to) shine, gleam, blaze.

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gloze noun. [glǝʊz] Now rare. Also (earlier) glose. ME.
[Old & mod. French glose from medieval Latin glosa, gloza, for Latin glossa: see GLOSS noun¹.]
1. A marginal note, a comment. = GLOSS noun¹ 1. arch. ME.

2. Flattery, deceit; a flattering speech or comment. ME.

3. A pretence, a specious appearance. Also, a disguise. ME.

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gloze verb¹. [glǝʊz] Also (earlier) glose. ME.
[Old & mod. French gloser, formed as GLOZE noun; in medieval Latin glossare.]
1. verb trans. Flatter, deceive with smooth talk or specious words. arch. ME.

2. verb intrans. Talk smoothly and speciously; use flattering language; fawn. arch. ME.

3. verb trans. Veil with specious language; explain away, extenuate. (Foll. by over, out.) LME.
■ R. Glover It is not charity to gloze over the sins and sorrows of men.

4. a. verb trans. Make glosses on; expound, interpret; comment on or about. LME.
■ E. Crispin Policemen whose activities he glozed and expounded.
b. verb intrans. Insert a gloss or explanation; comment. (Foll. by on, upon). Now rare. LME.

■ glozer noun (a) a person who writes glosses, a commentator; (b) a flatterer, a sycophant: LME-L18.

■ glozing noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) (a) flattery, specious talk: ME.

■ glozingly adverb in a glozing manner LME.

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