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61Locke’s political theory — Ian Harris The author of Two Treatises of Government also wrote An Essay concerning Human Understanding. This is an elementary fact, but one with an important implication for understanding Locke’s political theory. For Two Treatises is an… …
62gloss — [[t]glɒ̱s, AM glɔ͟ːs[/t]] glosses, glossing, glossed 1) N SING A gloss is a bright shine on the surface of something. Sheets of rain were falling and produced a black gloss on the asphalt. Syn: sheen 2) N UNCOUNT Gloss is an appearance of… …
63gloss over something — gloss over (something) to fail to deal with the importance of something. The report praised the managers but glossed over the high cost of the project. Usage notes: usually said about a problem or fault: The State Department s reports for the… …
64gloss over — (something) to fail to deal with the importance of something. The report praised the managers but glossed over the high cost of the project. Usage notes: usually said about a problem or fault: The State Department s reports for the period glossed …
65gloss — I 1. noun 1) the gloss of her hair Syn: shine, sheen, luster, gleam, patina, brilliance, shimmer See note at polish 2) beneath the gloss of success Syn …
66gloss over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gloss over : present tense I/you/we/they gloss over he/she/it glosses over present participle glossing over past tense glossed over past participle glossed over gloss over something to ignore or avoid… …
67unglossed — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + glossed, past participle of gloss : not glossed …
68KINGS, BOOK OF — KINGS, BOOK OF, biblical book divided into two roughly equal parts, beginning with an account of the end of david s reign, Solomon s succession and reign, and the disruption of the kingdom at his death, and continuing with the parallel histories… …
69gloss over — {v.} To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide. * /Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn t cost much to have it fixed, but Father… …
70gloss over — {v.} To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide. * /Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn t cost much to have it fixed, but Father… …
