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An annotation, explanation, or commentary on a particular passage in a book or document, which is ordinarily placed on the same page or in the margin to elucidate or amplify the passage. See also: color, comment, distortion, note GLOSS. Interpretation, comment, explanation, or remark, intended to illustrate the text of an author. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Jonson's theory of the masque, which emphasized less the show of the moment than the lasting "mysteries" of the verse, can be seen at work in his extensive glosses on his early Hymenai (1606). |
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