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▪ I. glozing, vbl. n.|ˈgləʊzɪŋ|
[f. gloze v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. gloze.
1. a. The action of glossing or commenting; exposition, interpretation. Also concr. a gloss, a comment. b. The action of glossing or explaining away; extenuation, palliation.
c1340Cursor M. 26095 (Fairf.) To make to prest our synnis couþ..wiþ-out glosing. 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xiii. 74, I wist neuere freke that as a frere ȝede..Taken it for her teme and telle it with-outen glosynge. c1380Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 439 He [antichrist] groundiþ..þe deds þat he doiþ..in..glosyng of freris. 1413Pilgr. Sowle (Caxton) ii. xliii. (1859) 49 They peruertyn holy Scripture by fals vnderstandynge, glosynge [etc.]. 1562Winȝet Cert. Tractatis ii. Wks. 1888 I. 20 But wrysting, wrying, gloissing, or cloking. 1575G. Harvey Letter-bk. (Camden) 96 Terming..all others mere counterfayte glozings. 1587Golding De Mornay xvi. (1617) 280 The glosing of some wrong. 1642Milton Apol. Smect. viii, Immediately he falls to glozing. 1829Q. Rev. XLI. 344 This gentleman..has made several marginal glosings. 1859I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 28 This doctrine, whatever may be the softening or the glozings that are attached to it.
2. Flattery, cajolery, deceitful blandishment, specious talk or representation.
1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 2319 Her of he let hem segge soþ as it were in glosinge. c1330R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 2319 Scheo seyd nought glosyng til his wille. 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xx. 124 With glosynges and with gabbynges he gyled þe peple. c1450Mirour Saluacioun 355 O man be warre in this of wikkid womans glosing. 1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 57 Flee..glosynge, pleasures & vayne gloryes. 1640Yorke Union Hon. Battles 49 Perkin using all his glosings, could not prevaile with the Citizens to open their Gates. a1677Barrow Serm. v. Wks. 1687 I. 65 Flattering colloguings and glozings. 1765H. Walpole Otranto iv. (1798) 65 Discompose not yourself for the glosing of a peasant's son. 1820W. Irving Sketch Bk. II. 164 His sturdy nature would break through all their glozings.
†3. An alleged name for a ‘company’ (of taverners). Obs.—1
1486Bk. St. Albans F vi b, A Glosyng of Tauerneris.
▪ II. glozing, ppl. a.|ˈgləʊzɪŋ|
[f. gloze v.1 + -ing2.]
That glozes; flattering, coaxing, cajoling.
1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 10218 Hii nadde of him bote is old wone Glosinde wordes & false. c1400Apol. Loll. 105 Glosandist flaterars, & bitandist bacbitars. 1528Roy Rede Me (Arb.) 43 In his glosynge pistles before tyme. 1562–3Jack Jugler (Roxb.) 33, I woll nat be deludyd with such a glosing lye. 1597Hooker Eccl. Pol. v. iv. §2 Where the snares of glosing speech doe lye to intangle them. 1686A. Horneck Crucif. Jesus xiv. 336 A glozing pleasure invites them to consent. 1766Fordyce Serm. Yng. Wom. (1767) III. viii. 42 A grave face and glozing accent. 1791Cowper Iliad ix. 668 Henceforth his glozing arts Are lost on me. 1832–4De Quincey Cæsars Wks. 1862 IX. 154 A glozing tempter in search of accomplices. 1871W. H. Dixon Tower III. v. 43 Whose..glozing tongue had won him favour.
Hence ˈglozingly adv., in a glozing manner.
a1420Hoccleve De. Reg. Princ. 1918 They that..glosyngly unto her frendes talke, Spreden a nette before hem where they walke. 1607R. Wilkinson Merchant Royall 1 A Scripture written in praise of women, yet not glosingly to make them better than they be. 1661Sir H. Vane's Politicks 14 Without self-assentation (which even I glozingly declined). |