semblance (n)
gloss#1 (n)
color#4 (n)
colour#4 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
examples he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
the situation soon took on a different color
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Hypernym appearance, visual aspect
Derivationally related form gloss → gloss
Hyponym color of law, colour of law; simulacrum; face value; guise, pretense, pretence, pretext; disguise, camouflage; verisimilitude
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Hyponym appearance, visual aspect
Hypernym color of law, colour of law; simulacrum; face value; guise, pretense, pretence, pretext; disguise, camouflage; verisimilitude
Derivationally related form gloss → gloss

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