Dictionary![]() ![]() de•glossPronunciation: (dē-glos', -glôs'), [key] —v.t. to remove the gloss from (a surface), esp. in order to roughen: The old paint needs to be deglossed before new paint can be applied. —n. Also,de•gloss'er.a substance used to remove the gloss from a surface. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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