glossing

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gloss \Gloss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glossed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Glossing}.]
   To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and
   shining; as, to gloss cloth.
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         The glossed and gleamy wave.             --J. R. Drake.
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