gloss over something Definition

gloss¹
noun glosses

1. Shiny brightness on a surface.

Thesaurus: brightness, sheen, shine, varnish, veneer, lustre, polish, gleam, burnish.
2. A superficial pleasantness or attractiveness.
3. Paint which produces a shiny finish.

Form: gloss paint (in full)
4. A substance which adds shine.

Example: lip gloss

verb glosses, glossed, glossing

1. To give a shiny finish to something.
2. To paint (a surface, etc) with gloss.

Etymology: 16c.

Phrasal Verb: gloss over something

To disguise or mask (a deficiency, mistake, etc), especially by treating a subject briefly and dismissively. Compare gloss something over at gloss².