† glozedadj.
Obsolete.
In senses of the verb: Provided with glosses, commented on; speciously adorned; specious.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > literary criticism > commentary > [adjective] > furnished with comments or notes
glozed1393
glossed1605
annoted1776
annotated1786
footnoted1894
commented1963
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] > of words or manners
fairOE
honeyed1435
glozed1509
fair-tongued1541
fine1568
smoothed1568
smoothinga1592
sugary1591
slicked1594
rose water1598
rose-watered1599
candied1604
soft1609
courtlya1616
smooth-faced1626
oileda1640
blandished1671
sugar1687
fair-spoken1704
smooth-tongued1761
silky1778
pill-gilded1822
blarneyfied1830
greasy1848
blarneyed1861
soothering1866
soothing-syrupy1902
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 303 What lede leyueþ þat ich lye loke in þe sauter glosed.
1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton 2 b He sayd that he helde Cathon glosed for the best boke of his lyberarye.
1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxxix It is nat peasyd..With cunnynge of Retoryke ne glosyd eloquence.
?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth l. 70v My vertue sheweth it selfe playnelie ynough without glosedde or payntedde wordes.
1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Agst. Peril Idol. iii. sig. K k ij Suche glorious glosed fables.
1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects Introd. Smiling out a glosed and bashfull familiarity.
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