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单词 regild
释义

regild

verb

re·​gild (ˌ)rē-ˈgild How to pronounce regild (audio)
regilded or regilt (ˌ)rē-ˈgilt How to pronounce regild (audio) ; regilding

transitive verb

: to gild (something or someone) anew:
a
: to overlay (something) again with a thin covering of gold
The frame was regilded as part of the restoration.
b
: to restore (someone or something) to an attractive but often deceptive appearance
Hers was the mission … of regilding the hero of the holy war … Amy Kelly
The Italian dealer Giacomo Medici was eventually convicted and jailed, at which point the Swiss decided it was time to regild the reputation of the freeport … Alastair Bonnett

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

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