Gloss may refer to: Text Gloss (annotation), an explanatory note in a text, such as: Interlinear gloss, in linguistics and pedagogy Biblical gloss Glose or Gloss, a quatrain from a usually better known poem incorporated into a new poem Shininess Gloss (optics), reflectivity of light on a surface Gloss and matte paint, terms used for painted finishes Lip gloss Sickle-gloss, a silica residue found on blades Fiction Gloss (character), a fictional character who appeared in DC Comics' series New Guardians Gloss (film), a Russian satirical melodrama by Andrei Konchalovsky Gloss (TV series), a New Zealand television drama, which ran from 1987 to 1990 Gloss, a minor character in The Hunger Games People Hugo Gloss (born 1985), Brazilian journalist and presenter Molly Gloss (born 1944), American writer Other uses Dillon v. Gloss, a 1921 U.S. constitutional court case Global Sea Level Observing System, an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission program G.L.O.S.S., a punk band based in Olympia, Washington GLOSS FM, an online radio station based in South Gloucestershire, UK See also Glossa (disambiguation)