Glozing

Glozing
Gloze Gloze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glozed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glozing}.] [OE. glosen, F. gloser. See {gloss} explanation.] [1913 Webster] 1. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

A false, glozing parasite. --South. [1913 Webster]

So glozed the tempter, and his proem tuned. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • gloze — I. transitive verb (glozed; glozing) Etymology: Middle English glosen to gloss, flatter, from glose gloss Date: 14th century archaic gloss IV,1 II. transitive verb (glozed; glozing) Date: 14th century …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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