Glos

abbreviation for

Paraglossa, par-a-glos′a, n. one of the two appendages of the ligula in insects.

During the latter part of his life he retired to his country estate at Henbury, Glos., where he died.

Gloss, glos, n. brightness or lustre, as from a polished surface: external show.

We drifted slowly past Carrigeen Glos, a low, sullen line of rocks.

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