Anagrams of: GELM__

• the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels

• complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

• something jumbled or confused

• a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown

• a city in north central Morocco; religious center

• any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

• a glossy finish on a fabric

• a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.

• coat with a glaze

• become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

• furnish with glass

• coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

• A comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss; commentary.

• Flattery.

• (False) appearance.

• A specious show, a deceit.

• To extenuate, explain away, gloss over.

• To use flattering language.

• To smooth over; to palliate by specious explanation.

• To give a shine to (something or someone).

• Small portions of starters typical of Turkish and Greek cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita.

• An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

• Informal address to a male.

• a long fixed look

• look at with fixed eyes