Meaning

noun a magazine printed on good quality paper

noun a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper

adjective (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers

originEtymology tree English gloss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English glossy From gloss + -y.

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