gloss
noun
a superficial luster or shine; glaze.
glossless
-
a word derived from
gloss.
Example Sentences
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The eggs are glossless, of a greenish or greyish-white ground, more or less profusely speckled and spotted with red, reddish brown, and dingy purple.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
Taking a large series, I should describe the eggs as typically regular but somewhat elongated ovals, often fairly glossy, at times almost glossless.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
The shell is very delicate; the ground-colour white to creamy white; as a rule almost glossless, in some specimens slightly glossy.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
Suits which looked worn and glossless while they were still new, flabbily draped on dummies like corpses with painted cheeks.
From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
The shell is fragile, and is either entirely glossless or has only a trace of gloss.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
