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单词 regloss
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reglossv.

Brit. /riːˈɡlɒs/, U.S. /ˌriˈɡlɔs/, /ˌriˈɡlɑs/
Forms: see re- prefix and gloss v.2
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, gloss n.2; re- prefix, gloss v.2
Etymology: Originally < re- prefix + gloss n.2 In later use < re- prefix + gloss v.2
rare.
transitive. To put a fresh gloss upon. Also figurative.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > work with coating or covering materials [verb (transitive)] > lustre or glaze
glazec1400
glass1577
regloss1609
glazen1657
lustrate1688
lustre1883
1609 J. Davies Humours Heau'n on Earth iv. 2 Grease..Which so re-glosst the Sattens glosse, that it Was varnisht like their vailes that turne the Spit.
a1618 J. Sylvester Iob Triumphant in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 915 He..dwels in Houses..By him, re-built, re-gilt, re-glost, re-glas'd.
1854 Chambers' Repository 2 No. 9. 30 Darga, the capture of which tremendous stronghold would, it was believed, regloss the tarnished lustre of the Russian arms.
1949 Chester (Pa.) Times 1 Feb. 1/2 A sharp temperature drop tonight—to between 15 and 20 degrees in the county—will regloss the roads.
1997 B. Delinsky Three Wishes (1998) xi. 186 She brushed her hair, pinched her cheeks hard, reglossed her lips.
2001 M. Danneman Scenery for Model Railroad ix. 69/2 If you make a mistake, you can start over and repaint and regloss the surface of the water.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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