Provided with glosses or explanatory notes; having a smooth, shiny surface (as in 'glossed finish'); past tense of gloss.
From Old Norse glos meaning 'spark' or 'glow,' evolved to mean 'shine' or 'smooth surface,' while also becoming the past tense of 'gloss' (to explain).
The word 'glossed' is homographic chaos—it can mean 'annotated with explanations' OR 'shiny smooth surface'—two completely different meanings from different language roots!
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