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gloriole
  • n  an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
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gloriosa
  • n  any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
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gloriosa superba
  • n  any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
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glorious revolution
  • n  the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)
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glory
  • n  a state of high honor
    he valued glory above life itself
  • n  brilliant radiant beauty
    the glory of the sunrise
  • n  an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
  • v  rejoice proudly
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glory fern
  • n  named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
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glory hole
  • n  a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
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glory lily
  • n  any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
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glory pea
  • n  any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes
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gloss
  • n  an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
  • n  an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
  • n  the property of being smooth and shiny
  • n  an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
    he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
  • v  give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
  • v  provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
  • v  provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
  • v  give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
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glossa
  • n  a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
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glossary
  • n  an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
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