Gloss vs. Satin

Glossnoun

A surface shine or luster/lustre

Glossnoun

(figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance

Glossnoun

(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.

Glossnoun

(countable) A glossary; a collection of such notes.

Glossnoun

An expression requiring such explanatory treatment.

Glossnoun

(countable) An extensive commentary on some text.

Glossnoun

(countable) A brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied

Glossnoun

An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law

Glossverb

(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.

Glossverb

(transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception

Glossverb

(intransitive) To become shiny.

Glossverb

(transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).

Glossnoun

Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

Glossnoun

A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.

Glossnoun

A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.

Glossnoun

An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.

Glossnoun

A false or specious explanation.

Glossverb

To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.

Glossverb

To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.

Glossverb

To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

Glossverb

To make comments; to comment; to explain.

Glossverb

To make sly remarks, or insinuations.

Glossnoun

an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

Glossnoun

an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

Glossnoun

the property of being smooth and shiny

Glossnoun

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;

Glossverb

give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

Glossverb

provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases;

Glossverb

provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase

Glossverb

gloss or excuse;

Glossnoun

shine or lustre on a smooth surface

Glossnoun

a type of paint which dries to a shiny surface

Glossnoun

a superficially attractive appearance or impression

Glossnoun

a translation or explanation of a word or phrase.

Glossnoun

an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase of a text

Glossverb

apply a glossy substance to

Glossverb

try to conceal or disguise (something unfavourable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly

Glossverb

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

Glossverb

make comments, especially unfavourable ones, about (something)

Satinnoun

A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

Satinadjective

Semi-glossy. Particularly describing a type of paint.

Satinnoun

A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.

Satinnoun

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

Satin

A satin weave is a type of fabric weave that produces a characteristically glossy, smooth or lustrous material, typically with a glossy top surface and a dull back. It is one of three fundamental types of textile weaves alongside plain weave and twill weave.