Definitions for: Gloze

Webster (1913) Definition: Gloze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glozed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glozing.] [OE. glosen, F. gloser. See gloss explanation.]
1. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly.
--Chaucer.

A false, glozing parasite. --South.

So glozed the tempter, and his proem tuned.
--Milton.

2. To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret.
--Shak.

Gloze, v. t.
To smooth over; to palliate.

By glozing the evil that is in the world. --I. Taylor.

Gloze, n.
1. Flattery; adulation; smooth speech.

Now to plain dealing; lay these glozes by. --Shak.

2. Specious show; gloss. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.

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