overgloss

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verb

To make (paper, etc.) too glossy.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbovergloss (third-person singular simple present overglosses, present participle overglossing, simple past and past participle overglossed)

present singular third person overglosses · participle present overglossing · participle past overglossed · past overglossed

  1. transitiveTo make (paper, etc.) too glossy.
  2. transitiveTo add too many textual glosses to.

Origin

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APA

overgloss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgloss

MLA

“overgloss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgloss. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overgloss,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgloss.

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