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glossened

glossened is the simple past and past participle of glossen.

Meaning of glossen

Verb

glossen (third-person singular simple present glossens, present participle glossening, simple past and past participle glossened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become glossy or like gloss
    • The plumage at this season undergoes a great change from that of winter, in addition to the white gorget and thigh-patch, the black mane and the white plumes on the neck, it thickens, glossens and becomes very rich in metallic lustre.1869, Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History, page 1509

Questions about glossened

What is glossened the simple past and past participle of?
Glossened is the simple past and past participle of glossen.

Words near glossened in the dictionary

  1. glossematicians
  2. glossematics
  3. glosseme
  4. glossemes
  5. glossen
  6. glossened
  7. glossening
  8. glossens
  9. glosser
  10. glossers
  11. glosses

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