Glossy Sentence Examples

The glossy ibis is occasionally seen.

When bleached it is usually put into a firm and glossy finish.

Small sizes run under $10.00 US, and these glossy glazed bowls are just as bacteria resistant as their more expensive competitors.

The revolutionary curriculum plans too often remained in glossy backed books gathering dust on storeroom shelves.

Bright red, glossy, Bittersweet berries have ripened on a straggly plant growing by a broken wall at the roadside.

Smooth, glossy bark indicates a young tree, while thicker rough bark means the tree is older, but unhealthy.

Most glossy spreads feature smoky eyes or pastel palettes.

This bird arrived during a period of southerly winds, when Glossy Ibis and Large Tortoiseshell appeared in our area.

Screen Coatings-Many new laptops have glossy coatings on their screens that look just great in the store, but once you take the laptop outside or try using it with your back to a large window, the reflection can be frustrating.

That said, glossy screens are just fine if you're using the laptop inside at your desk.

It has a touch screen and a glossy finish and much more storage space- approximately eight times more- than the iPod Touch.

Now your cat can truly dine like a king, or at least like an upscale human, with the latest glossy and glazed pet bowls.

This hair is coarser than the other two coat layers and is usually very glossy on well-groomed cats.

Black finishes to choose from include glossy, matte, and distressed.

The tea will not only help repel fleas, but also leave your pet's coat silky, glossy, and smelling beautiful.

Most burl wood furniture has a glossy finish to enhance the unusual gnarls and twists in the wood grain.

Keep the look consistent by avoiding modern looking furniture with very shiny, glossy finishes or shiny metals such as chrome or stainless steel.

It is probably the most eclectic of the Martha Stewart furniture collections, combining luminous metal finishes, glossy lacquers, special veneers, Art Deco and Asian themes, mother-of-pearl and painted glass accents.

The beauty of home decorating catalogs is that they showcase products on glossy pages in perfect settings.

These can be used in their original state, or you can scrape the bark off and add a glossy sealant for a more finished look.

From Architectural Digest to House and Home and Better Homes and Gardens, you are sure to find a wealth of color inspiration within their glossy pages.

If you decide to use glass tile, there is an incredible color palette to choose from as well as a range of finishes, from glossy to flat.

Handmade tiles come in matte, glossy and crackled finishes, can be used on walls and some floor applications and will have some degree of variation in color.

The tiles themselves may be matte, glossy or crackled in finish and can come in sizes up to 12 x 24-inches as well as mosaics and mid-range sizes of various shapes and colors.

The highlighter adds a glossy sheen to skin while the matte-ifyer gel acts like a powder.

Smear a little on top of your lipstick for a sexy glossy pout.

Add some cherry Jell-O powder to your favorite lip balm to turn it into a glossy lip tint.

Opt instead of a pale, nude or clear and glossy look to compliment your smoldering eyes.

Blushing is a radiant, girlish pink that's beautiful on a winter evening - I love it with glossy, red lips for an intensely flushed look.

Go mod with this very slick, unexpected glossy set from FurnitureNY.

Often times, glossy photos in glamour magazines show the look, but lack the techniques.

Of course, a glossy product will inevitably wipe off a bit after eating or drinking for extended periods, so I did have to reapply a couple of times.

Try Fresh Sugar Cherry (a soft rose) or Fresh Sugar Fairy (an extremely appropriate shimmering light pink) for a glossy finish to your look.

While it's true that there's nary a liner to found with this set, you will get a two sided stick; one half contains richly pigmented lip color and the other, a glossy, high-shine, matching hue.

And for that glossy effect, I much prefer the Laura Mercier Stickgloss to this.

Whether her look is natural and sexy with a shimmery nude lipstick or flat out bombshell with a bright red lipstick, Rhianna manages to pull off a gorgeous pout by keeping her lips glossy and avoiding dark, gloomy and unflattering shades.

Shiny or glossy lips are a great way to go on prom night because they make your lips look kissable, pouty and gorgeous.

Why not incorporate a magical and mysterious look into your makeup routine by simply blending a smoky purple eye with a sheer pink glossy lip gloss and black eyeliner?

This lipstick has a bit of shine to it, but is not glossy.

Because you're outdoors, stick to a slightly glossy or clear red instead of a dark, matte red.

If glossy red lips are your focus, you can still sport classy evening eye makeup that doesn't compete and draw attention away from a gorgeous pout.

To complete the natural look and add a glossy finish, slick on Lipglass in Lust, a soft muted pink lip gloss.

Cover a frame with UTEE to make a clear, glossy finish.

Cover the surface of your sticker in UTEE to give it a glossy look that mimics the appearance of a purchased epoxy sticker.

Use as many coats as you need until you get a glossy look to your box.

After drying, spray the final project with glossy clear-coat paint for a shiny finish.

The look of thermography printed invitations is glossy whereas traditionally engraved invitations tend to have a matte finish.

Often, the time, money, and effort involved in going out to search for patterns in glossy cookbooks and pricey design manuals cuts down on the fun involved in actually baking and preparing the cake.

Almost all of the celebrity gossip rags and glossy magazines have websites with a vast collection of photos.

Many of the rich and famous celebs you see in movies, on television and on glossy magazine covers weren't always the glamorous and beautiful people you see today.

Follow the Mod Podge directions, and apply it to your container to create a glossy seal.

Even quite near London it makes a good hedge, and its elegant sprays of glossy leaves are valuable for cutting in winter.

A vigorous and graceful summer-leafing climber of 10 to 20 feet, with bright glossy green oval leaves, sharply pointed and slightly waved.

R. crenata, from Japan, is ornamental in autumn, when loaded with its glossy black berries.

Coprosma Baueri - One of the best for outdoor planting in the South of England, it forms a handsome evergreen, with glossy, oval, or oblong leaves, which are thick in texture, 2 to 3 inches long, and up to 2 1/2 inches wide.

Baueri are recommended for planting near the sea, even where washed by spray, violent winds and dashing spray being said to brighten the glossy surface of the leaves.

These inconspicuous flowers give place to glossy, orange-yellow fruits of great beauty, crowded upon long tapering spikes of 6 to 9 inches.

Very desirable, too, is T. pumilis yunnanensis from China, with handsome glossy foliage and large, almost slaver-shaped, clear yellow flowers.

The glossy leaves are always attractive and seldom attacked by insects, and, when safe from frost, the shoots will cover a wall where even Ivy fails.

Griselinia Lucida - Has very glossy pale green leaves, which are most unevenly divided by the mid-rib.

The rigidly erect stems measure 2 to 3 feet, with glossy and finely-cut foliage and bright orange-yellow flowers in July.

Senecio Macrophyllus - a stout leafy perennial, 6 feet high when full-grown, the glossy green leaves and much-branched heads of small yellow flowers of stately effect when grown boldly on the lawn or in the wild garden.

Viburnum Acerifolium - A shrub of 4 to 6 feet, from the mountains of New England, and distinct in its broad and glossy three-lobed leaves.

The vigorous growths are terminated by corymbs of yellowish-white flowers, which in September give place to huge clusters of fruits, at first red and finally glossy black.

It is of elegant and graceful habit, growing 3 feet high, and producing glossy pale purple bells 3 inches long in abundance.

The flowers, as large as a shilling and of a bright yellow, are on short stalks rising very little above the tufted foliage, in April and May, and the contrast between them and the dark glossy foliage is effective.

It is a plant of tall habit, with uncut leaves and solitary purple flowers of beautiful glossy texture.

All of the species having a single, glossy, radical leaf are free from its attacks.

It is not so handsome as Emodi, but will grow in drier places, and its glossy, wrinkled leaves, borne umbrella-like on a long bare stem, are distinct and interesting.

The leaves have regular pinnate nerves, marginal teeth, and a dark green glossy surface; but they are smaller, the largest being about 8 inches long and 4 inches wide.

This is a true evergreen, with thick glossy dark green leaves, sometimes variegated, and forms a neat carpet in the rock garden.

Sophora Secundiflora - A low dense tree or leafy shrub, with ornamental foliage composed of neat rounded leaflets with a glossy surface, and strongly fragrant violet-blue flowers borne in a dense spike.

N. alpina, better known as Hutchinsia, is also attractive, with its glossy green leaves and white flowers.

The chief beauty of the plant lies in the glossy black berries, which hang far into the winter.

The foliage is handsome, glossy like that of a Portugal Laurel, and of a fine red color in spring.

F. ranunculoides (Lesser Celandine) is a common British plant, 3 to 6 inches high, bearing glossy yellow flowers in early spring.

C. umbellata, with glossy, unspotted leaves and somewhat larger reddish flowers, is also suited for like positions.

R. racemosus (The Alexandrian Laurel) - An elegant shrub with glossy dark green leaves, its stems valuable for cutting in winter.

It has long, spineless shoots clothed with glossy green leaves, blooming early in June; a mass of white flowers crowded in a pyramidal truss, with a powerful scent.

The best known is S. chinensis, with twining stems of 10 to 25 feet, bearing simple glossy leaves and pale rosy flowers during early summer, half an inch across and fragrant.

The bark is light grey, and the leaves a bright glossy green with silvery streaks, the cones being a purplish-brown.

The leaves are glossy green with silvery undersides, the cones large.

It is of a deep glossy green, and on this account, and its dwarfed growth, is especially suitable for grouping with the larger conifers.

Mountain Sumach (Rhus Copallina) - A shrub or small tree with pinnate leaves of smooth glossy texture, turning a fine color in autumn in its own country, as they probably would in ours in full sun in warm soil.

The leaves are glossy and smooth, and turn a fine color in autumn.

The best in this way is Z. piperitum, or Japan Pepper, in which the glossy black berries are so abundant as to be exceedingly attractive.

Z. planispinum is an interesting shrub of dense growth, with glossy evergreen leaves and branches covered with stout compressed spines.

The leaf is often like that of the Elm, only smoother, more glossy, and with more rounded teeth; but this character is so variable that leaves like Elm, Beech, and Hornbeam may often be found on the same branch.

Many gardens in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina include Gardenia jasminoides as part of foundation plantings for its beautiful dark green glossy leaves and wonderful blooms.

Large two-inch flowers cover the glossy evergreen foliage in late spring.

Gardenias attract many gardeners for their glossy green foliage and white to creamy yellow, heavily scented flowers.

This guitar has a spruce top with mahogany back and sides and a black glossy finish.

The company manufactures vinyl siding that not only offers fade and weather resistance but also maintains its glossy finish.

Combine the tofu, cane juice, and vanilla with a mixer or food processor until glossy and smooth, scraping the sides often as you go.

With the fashion-forward glossy magazine Glamour helping to lead the way, people will gradually start to see a mix of models, demonstrating the diversity seen in the real world.

These models do not tend to be famous and are not asked to pose for the major glossy magazines.

Glossy brochures don't always tell the whole story, nor do the nice waiting areas with expensive furniture for visitors.

The Kala is a unisex look done in a glossy black frame with neutral grey polarized lenses.

This particular look fits medium to large sizes and features a frame in a glossy black style.

I got sucked into the game quickly by its glossy and very hip presentation and before I knew it I had half the game completed (and half the night gone).But I still have Road Rage, so I'm taking it to the streets.

In North America, nearly all versions of the PlayStation 3 have come in a glossy Piano Black finish.

Unlike the boxy grey Super Nintendo, the Sega Genesis was a sleek package wrapped in glossy black.

It does not seem to affect the newer "slim" (glossy black) Xbox 360 models that were released in the summer of 2010, but overheating was a common concern among all the Xbox 360 models that preceded that series.

It's glossy, slick, loaded with nuggets of information, pearls of wine wisdom, and tidbits of industry news.

Its stunning glossy black appearance, touch-sensitive music keys, and unique slider form factor make for quite the attractive package, but did you know that you have more than one option when it comes to selecting an LG Chocolate Phone?

It has the same shape, the same glossy plastic body, and the same touchscreen display.

Unlike the plastic build quality of the iPhone 3GS, Apple crams all of the internal components into two chemically treated glossy slabs of aluminosillicate glass.

The finish here is one that is glossy sophisticated. However, if you want to go a bit more bold, then you might want to take a closer look at some of the other product lines.

Whether you love InStyle for their interactive website, or for their glossy monthly magazines, if you are searching for a great celebrity hair style, then this is the site for you.

It works to coat and defrizz hair, preventing flyaways, as well as providing hair with a sleek glossy finish.

She still has the same glossy chocolate color that sets off her green eyes so well, though.

They're slightly darker shades that, with glossy finishes, look perfect year round.

Understanding how your diet can affect your hair is the first step toward overcoming hair loss due to nutrient deficiencies, and adding a B12 hair loss vitamin to your daily intake may be the second step toward thick, glossy hair.

Mixed with a glossy color - either a heightened version of your natural shade or something wildly different - this is a striking style without being overly extreme (unless you want to be).

A medium to long men's cut can be easily transformed into a polished style by combing a glossy paste into the hair when it's wet.

It's easy to make dark hair look glossy, whether it's styled straight, in waves, or in curls.

The glossy paper used in these publications is easy for beginners to fold as needed.

Origami dragons can be rendered in a variety of textures and colors, but red or gold glossy or foil paper will give them a traditional appearance.

Glossy hard copies and digital images will both come in handy since you may want to submit them in person and online.

Impossibly chic and quite affordable, these gloves are available in black and brown and are made with buttery soft, slightly glossy deerskin.

You can use index cards for your questions or print them on glossy cardstock and cut them out.

Although it can be tempting to send an expensive glossy brochure to each business in the hopes of impressing owners and gaining writing projects, this can be a costly endeavor.

Watch the Sunday circulars (the glossy advertisements that come in the Sunday paper in most areas) to find out which retailers are placing their back packs on sale.

Though the majority of the exterior is coated in glossy PVC, the bag is trimmed and lined with leather for a luxurious touch.

Available in several colors, including black and wine, the bag is undeniably eye catching, from its glossy exterior to its hefty hardware.

This smart design is available in a number of looks, ranging from glossy patent leather in vibrant hues to conservative, signature-printed canvas.

The signature Kiely stem print is delicately embossed into your choice of glossy black, cream or violet leather, for a look that is pure sophistication from top to bottom.

A leather care kit is perfect for this purpose; it lends the wallet a glossy finish, yet doesn't take away from its intricate variations and unique beauty.

They're one of those fashion essentials that the glossy magazines never tire of telling us we should own.

The X600 TF boot has an embossed and glossy outer for a truly unique shoe.

Made with a matte leather upper and followed with a causal thong style, this structured, stitched toe thong and embossed glossy Ariat logo are the perfect summer sandal wear!

If sexy is defined as spike heels, stilettos, pointy toes and glossy shine, then this company definitely delivers on its promise.

Made of stretchy, glossy patent black leather, they might best be described as extreme boots.

Skin & Ink is a glossy magazine full of photos and articles about the tattoo world.

A matte finish is better than a glossy (shiny) finish, because it does not show fingerprints.

Just taking a glossy card out of your business card holder and passing it along to someone can leave a bad impression if it's smudged.

A vibrant, glossy brochure will also win out over a single, boring piece of white paper.

Forget about all those lavish layouts in glossy magazines.

Patterns for bracelets range from very simple to complex; they can be twisted, braided, and woven from embroidery floss or from heavy craft thread, which tends to be less glossy than floss.

At first, the mixture will be lumpy and separated, as you continue to whisk the chocolate the mixture will become smooth and glossy.

Once the mixture is glossy, you have your completed ganache.

You'll look alive and glowing wrapped in so much glossy fabric.

Lustrous, glossy and sexy, it demands attention.

Hot Legs is another site that offers glossy pantyhose.

She followed his gaze, taking in the bare glossy walls and impressive fireplace with one forlorn glance.

The head hair is usually matted with grease and dirt, but when clean is fine and glossy.

Its leaves are of a glossy dark green, its1 flower white and star-shaped, and its fruit resembles the plum.

The underwool is full and fairly close with glossy, flowing top hair about 22 in.

The Persian ladies hair is very luxuriant and never cut; it is nearly always dyed red with henna, or with indigo to a blue-black tinge; it is naturally a glossy black.

It has large glossy lanceolate leaves with a toothed margin.

Boiled food of any kind is unnatural to a horse, and is risky to give, being liable to produce colic, especially if the animal bolts its food when hungry, although it generally produces a glossy coat.

I never let my friends down, I never made a boob, I'm a glossy magazine, an advert in the tube.

Get a flat black car bra, paint over flat surfaces with glossy paint, paint over rounded surfaces with flat paint.

The one I liked most last year was on a map in a glossy brochure which was labeled with " Spoon Lane Locks " .

You know, I often read all the glossy sales bumf the funds send out such as Artemis.

The ten lionesses were sleek and glossy; they drank and went on their way looking businesslike.

Glossy Finish - A smear of borrowed lipstick penetrates a spectator's tightly clenched fist.

Grows vigorously in Britain, with straight culms that can change to a dull yellow green with age; and glossy green leaves.

Your Horse Magazine Your Horse magazine is a high quality glossy magazine dealing with anything equestrian.

Good-quality black-and-white photographs (glossy finish ), made directly from the work to be reproduced, are preferred.

For repainting bakelite an enamel finish adheres best, preferably an eggshell paint which is not too glossy.

That gives a lovely sheen as opposed to a very glossy finish, in keeping with our gentle approach.

Smooth but not glossy surface recommended for sleeping on as well as for the beach.

Couverture is a term describing professional-quality coating chocolate that is extremely glossy.

Smoked fish should look glossy with a fresh smoky aroma.

The rice will absorb the vinegar and become glossy.

Pour the stock over them, bring to the boil and cook until the stock begins to thicken and go glossy.

The form ' Aglaia ' lacks the bloom and has glossy, red shoots.

Looking down I saw a stately carriage and pair, the brilliant lamps gleaming on the glossy haunches of the noble chestnuts.

So I used four glossy ibises ' heads erased in the ' first ' .

Suspended in a frosty coating, these tassels resemble icicles hanging in there among glossy evergreen foliage.

Ideal for domestic garages, the finished floor is glossy, seamless, and completely impermeable.

The flowers of the plant are terminal inflorescences which develop into large heads of glossy small, round grain.

Yet, despite its opulent luxury, the hotel has a disturbing history it omits to mention in its glossy brochures.

We will probably be treated to pages of pics from the party in various glossy mags for months to come.

Someone who has appeared on the cover of a glossy magazine recently?

I still have plenty of Epson paper, premium glossy photo paper, color life and archival matte.

These support multitudes of large and glossy dark green narrow leaves which are silver gray beneath and have a yellow midrib.

The coat should be long, dense, weatherproof, and glossy and feel silky.

Buyers should never skimp on market research, however attractive a deal looks in the glossy adverts.

Beautifully produced, glossy, large format softcover, brand new.

Out on the muddy banks were African Sacred Ibis, 3 Glossy Ibis, and 8 African spoonbills.

Cape Glossy starling Lamprotornis nitens The most commonly seen glossy starling in most of Namibia.

This bird arrived during a period of southerly winds, when Glossy Ibis and large tortoiseshell appeared in our area.

The alpaca and vicuña are smaller and weaker and have never been used for this service, but their fine, glossy fleeces were used by the Indians in the manufacture of clothing and are still an important commercial asset of the elevated table-lands of Peru and Bolivia.

Despite its glossy sheen there's an awful lot of shit house about.

The meat was presented as strips of tender lamb, the sauce was thick with a glossy slick of oil on top.

The sodium in the salt combines with the silicates in the clay to produce a glossy ' orange peel ' textured glaze surface.

Out on the muddy banks were African Sacred Ibis, 3 Glossy Ibis, and 8 African Spoonbills.

Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens The most commonly seen glossy starling in most of Namibia.

Semi-gloss and glossy finishes reflect the most light and are very shiny.

If using the black makeup for lipstick, use a clear gloss over it to keep your lips moist and glossy looking.

The gray tone mimics the sheen of naturally glossy hair, and thereby lends a much more natural appearance.

Available in glossy shades of black, cream and red patent leather, the shoe features a low-profile one-and-a-half inch heel and a luxurious leather lining.

From the first cast, whose faces were seen weekly in black and white, to the current group, whose glossy photographs are plastered all over soap opera magazines and websites, the program has played host to hundreds of actors.

Added butter or oil gives the ganache a glossy sheen.

Don't overlook the Tamara line; there are a few types of glossy pantyhose there.

While performers do love their glossy hose, there's no reason you can't enjoy the same leg-enhancing benefits they do.

Though they're sometimes labeled "satin," panties with a glossy side (the outside) and a dull side (the inside) are made up of polyester, rayon, acetate, or nylon.

The delicate weave of satin from fibers of silk, nylon or polyester create a rich, glossy texture that provides a smooth sheen and wonderful feel.

If you don't think you'll like silk shorts because all you can think of is the shiny, glossy sheen, know that silk comes in different textures.

It hard to differentiate these glossy reproductions from the authenticate originals.

While this polish is not quite as thick and glossy as other OPI nail polishes, Nic's Sticks are designed for the gal on the go.

It is a no-chip finish that allows your natural nails to breathe and grow long and strong and the glossy finish will last up to three weeks.

Ilex, usually a smaller tree, frequently of rather shrub-like appearance, with abundant glossy dark-green leaves, generally ovate in shape and more or less prickly at the margin, but sometimes with the edges entire; the under surface is hoary; the acorns are oblong on short stalks.

But the character of the old red differs essentially from that of the modern manufacture the former being a soft, subdued color, more like a bloom than an enamel; the latter a glossy and comparatively crude pigment.

The glossy surface of a porcelain glaze is ill fitted for rendering artistic effects with ordinary colors.

Thickness of skin, masking the muscles, has been thought the cause of a peculiar heaviness in the outlines of body and face; the complexion varies from yellow-brown to chocolate (about 40 to 43 in the anthropological scale); eyes black; straight coarse glossy black hair; beard and moustache scanty.

From several species of Cibotium is obtained a glossy yellowish wool, used for making pillows and mattresses.

The nest of one species, as observed by Robert Owen, is at the end of a hole bored in the bank of a watercourse, and the eggs are pure white and glossy (Ibis, 1861, p. 65).

Wood and glossy ibises are commonly seen, and the white ibis breeds in numbers; the sand-hill crane is less common than formerly.

As with other plants growing near water it keeps its leaves longer than do trees in drier situations, and the glossy green foliage lasting after other trees have put on the red or brown of autumn renders it valuable for landscape effect.

At large few European birds possess greater beauty, the pure white of its scapulars and inner web of the flight-feathers contrasting vividly with the deep glossy black on the rest of its body and wings, while its long tail is lustrous with green, bronze, and purple reflections.

In the royal Siamese breed the head is rather long and pointed, the body also elongated with relatively slender limbs, the coat glossy and close, the eyes blue, and the general colour some shade of cream or pink, with the face, ears, feet, under-parts, and tail chocolate or seal-brown.

The fur is short, dense and rather soft to the touch, and composed of an extremely fine and close under-fur, and of longer hairs which project beyond this, each of which is very slender at the base, and expanded, flattened and glossy towards the free end.

In size and plumage the two sexes offer a striking contrast, the male weighing about 4 lb, its plumage for the most part of a rich glossy black shot with blue and purple, the lateral tail feathers curved outwards so as to form, when raised, a fan-like crescent, and the eyebrows destitute of feathers and of a bright vermilion red.

The glossy color photo displayed a concentrated young woman, hand-climbing upside down, across a rock face that looked devoid of any hint of a hand hold.

The true balsam poplar, or tacamahac, P. balsamifera, abundant in most parts of Canada and the northern States, is a tree of rather large growth, often of somewhat fastigiate habit, with round shoots and oblong-ovate sharp-pointed leaves, the base never cordate, the petioles round, and the disk deep glossy green above but somewhat downy below.

In some of these the legs as well as the bill are yellow or orange; and in a few both sexes are glossy black.

But after proper treatmenti the former develops a glossy black patina with violet sheen, and the latter shows beautiful shades of grey with silvery lustre.

Copper, tin, lead and zinc, mixed in various proportions by different experts, are the ingredients, and the beautiful golden hues and glossy texture of the surface are obtained by patina-producing processes, in which branch of metal-work the Japanese show altogether unique skill.

In this the feathers of the top of the head are very singular, looking like glossy curled shavings of black horn or whalebone, the effect being due to the dilatation of the shaft and its coalescence with the consolidated barbs.

The rest of the head, the neck, throat and lower parts generally are clothed with lanceolate feathers of a pale tawny colour - sometimes so pale as to be nearly white beneath; while the scapulars, back and wing-coverts generally, are of a glossy greyish-black, most of the feathers having a white shaft and a median tawny line.

The fruit is ripe in or shortly before the first week in October, when it falls to the ground, and the three-valved thorny capsule divides, disclosing the brown and at first beautifully glossy seeds, the so-called nuts, having a resemblance to sweet chestnuts, and commonly three or else two in number.

The alpaca and vicuña are smaller and weaker and have never been used for this service, but their fine, glossy fleeces were used by the Indians in the manufacture of clothing and are still an important commercial asset of the elevated table-lands of Peru and Bolivia.

The seeds of the flax plant, well known as linseed, are heavy, smooth, glossy and of a bright greenish-brown colour.

The twigs are densely clothed with flat spreading linear leaves of a fine glossy green above and glaucous beneath; in the old trees they become shorter and more rigid and partly lose their distichous habit.

Croydon, which seems to be an arbitrary trade name, is a heavy, bleached, plain calico, usually stiff and glossy in finish.

The light-coloured, glossy, horizontal cones are generally in pairs, but sometimes three or four together.

The bark is dark bluish-grey, smoother than in the red larch, on the trunk and lower boughs often glossy; the branches are more or less pendulous and very slender.

The glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, found throughout the West Indies, Central and the south-eastern part of North America, as well as in many parts of Europe (whence it not unfrequently strays to the British Islands), Africa, Asia and Australia.

There is one trogon - green and crimson, a brightly coloured ground thrush (Pitta), numerous woodpeckers and barbets; glossy starlings, the black and white African crow and a great variety of brilliantly coloured weaver birds, waxbills, shrikes and sun-birds.

In physical structure alpaca is somewhat akin to hair, being very glossy, but its softness and fineness enable the spinner to produce satisfactory yarns with comparative ease.

I called him Black Beauty, as I had just read the book, and he resembled his namesake in every way, from his glossy black coat to the white star on his forehead.