glozer

noun — 2 senses

glozer

noun

/ˈɡləʊzə(ɹ)/

Etymology From gloze + -er.

1

Obsolete A glosser; one who covers things in gloss.

2

Obsolete A flatterer.

  • To toss the buckler and the blade, Lewd women to entice: Are not these virtues most esteemed And had in greatest price: To lend each man a friendly look, And use the glozer's art, In outward show to bear good will, And hate him with our heart1580, Humphrey Gifford, A Posie of Gilloflowers Each Differing from Other in Colour and Odour, Yet All Sweet:

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