polishing, varnishing, lackering
polishing (with oil or wax), ἀγάλματος Plu. Aet.Gr. 2.287c, cf. Vitr. 7.9.4; varnishing, lackering, Aq. Am. 7.7.
2 making glad, brightening
metaph., making glad, brightening, Phld. Mus. p.30 K.
The corpus record
γᾰν-ωσις
ganosis · ἡ
polishing, varnishing, lackering, making glad, brightening
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What it meant — LSJ
Where it came from
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