Gloss and Strop

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Gloss verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.

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Strop is an antonym for gloss.

Nearby Words: glossy, glossed, glossiness, glossing

Strop verb - To make sharp or sharper.

Usage example: at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades

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Gloss is an antonym for strop.

Nearby Word: stropping

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Strop and Gloss. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gloss/strop

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