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glossy

/ˈɡlɔsi/ noun C2
  1. A glossy photograph. (informal)
  2. A film depicting people with glamorous lifestyles. (informal)

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Just then, a handsome young man, with bright eyes, black hair, and glossy moustache, respectfully bowed to Madame de Villefort.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 724 · C1
She twitched one of her long glossy braids over her thin shoulder and held it up before Matthew’s eyes.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 22 · C1
“Nonsense,” said Diana, whose black eyes and glossy tresses had played such havoc with the hearts of Avonlea schoolboys that her name figured on the porch walls in half a dozen take-notices.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 111 · C1
Mowgli put up his strong brown hand, and just under Bagheera’s silky chin, where the giant rolling muscles were all hid by the glossy hair, he came upon a little bald spot.
The Jungle Book, p. 17 · B2

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