gloss

Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases.

Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for.

Give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing.

Provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase.

An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field.

An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading.

“he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction”

The property of being smooth and shiny.

An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text.