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glossy

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glossy
a photograph printed on paper that has a smooth shiny surface
glossy [′gläs·ē]
(optics)
Pertaining to a surface from which much more light is specularly reflected than is diffusely reflected.
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Besides the fundamental principle already hinted at, I demanded the fresh bloom of youth, pearly teeth, glossy ringlets, and the whole list of lovely items, with the utmost delicacy of habits and sentiments, a silken texture of mind, and, above all, a virgin heart.
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How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye.
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