glossy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: glossy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for glossy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glossy adj (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; "calendered paper"; "glossy paper" Synonym(s): glossy, calendered reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" Synonym(s): glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense; "a glossy TV series" Synonym(s): glossy, showy n a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: slick, slick magazine, glossy] a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glossy \Gloss"y\, a. [Compar. {Glossier}; superl. {Glossiest}.] [See {Gloss} luster.] 1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface. 2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.