||Glos"sa (?), n.; pl. GlossÊ (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the tongue.]
||(Zoˆl.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.
Glos"sal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
Glos*san"thrax (?), n. [Gr. &?; tongue + E. anthrax: cf. F.
glossanthrax.] A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles
in the mouth and on the tongue.
Glos*sa"ri*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary;
containing a glossary.
Glos*sa"ri*al*ly, adv. In the manner of a glossary.
Glos"sa*rist (?), n. A writer of glosses or of a glossary; a
commentator; a scholiast. Tyrwhitt.
Glos"sa*ry (?), n.; pl. Gossaries (#). [L. glossarium, fr. glossa: cf.
F. glossaire. See 3d Gloss.] A collection of glosses or explanations of
words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work,
an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical,
or other uncommon words.
||Glos*sa"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Glossa.] (Zoˆl.) The Lepidoptera.
Glos*sa"tor (?), n. [LL. See 3d Gloss.] A writer of glosses or
comments; a commentator. [R.] "The . . . glossators of Aristotle."
Milman.
Gloss"er (?), n. [See lst Gloss.] A polisher; one who gives a luster.
Gloss"er, n. [See 3d Gloss.] A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a
commentator. L. Addison.
Glos"sic (gls"sk), n. [L. glossa a word requiring a gloss. See 3d
Gloss.] A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of
English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound
only.
Ingglish Glosik konvai∑z hwotev∑er proanusiai∑shon iz inten∑ded bei
dhi reiter.
A. J. Ellis.
Gloss"i*ly (?), adv. In a glossy manner.
Gloss"i*ness, n. [From Glossy.] The condition or quality of being
glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface. Boyle.
Gloss"ist, n. A writer of comments. [Obs.] Milton.
||Glos*si"tis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; tongue + -itis.] (Med.)
||Inflammation of the tongue.
Gloss"ly (?), adv. Like gloss; specious. Cowley.
||Glos*soc"o*mon (?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. &?; a kind of case.] A kind of
||hoisting winch.
Glos`so*ep`i*glot"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?; tongue + E. epiglottic.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as, glossoepiglottic folds.
Glos"sog"ra*pher (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?; tongue + &?; to write. See 3d
Gloss.] A writer of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. Hayward.
Glos`so*graph"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to glossography.
Glos"sog"ra*phy (?), n. [See Glossographer.] The writing of glossaries,
glosses, or comments for illustrating an author.
Glos`so*hy"al (?), a. [Gr. &?; the tongue + the letter &?;.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the
anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The
glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.
{ ||Glos`so*la"li*a (?), Glos*sol"a*ly (?), } n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
tongue + &?; talk: cf. F. glossolalie.] The gift of tongues. Farrar.
Glos`so*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to glossology.
Glos*sol"o*gist (?), n. One who defines and explains terms; one who is
versed in glossology.
Glos*sol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; tongue + -logy: cf. F. glossologie. See
3d Gloss.] 1. The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.
2. The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics;
glottology.
Glos`so*phar`yn*ge"al (gls"d*fr`n*j"al or -f*rn"j*al), a. [Gr. glw^ssa
the tongue + E. pharyngeal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and
the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves,
which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the
glossopharyngeal nerves.
Gloss"y (gls"), a. [Compar. Glossier (-*r); superl. Glossiest.] [See
Gloss luster.] 1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth
surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.