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gild
I. \ˈgild\ transitive verb
(gilded \-də̇d\ ; or gilt \-lt\ ; gilded or gilt ; gilding ; gilds)
Etymology: Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan; akin to Old High German ubargulden to gild all over, Old Norse gylla to gild; causative-denominatives from the root of English gold
1.
a. : to overlay with a thin covering of gold
< gild a frame >
b. : to tinge with a golden or yellowish light
< the night was gilded by the streetlights — Marguerite Steen >
< a gleam of sun gilded the Abbey Towers — L.P.Smith >
2.
a. : to supply with money : give the attraction or prestige of wealth to
< money gilds the fool >
b.
(1) : to give an attractive but deceptive outward appearance to : embellish
< gild a lie >
< gilding the future with the same old rose color — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson >
(2) : to make attractive : adorn, brighten
< gilding hardship with a saving grace — Bergen Evans >
< glitter … and embroidery gild femininity — Fashion Digest >
c. archaic : to make bloody : smear with blood
d. obsolete : to make flushed (as with drinking) — often used with over
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- gild the lily
II.
variant of guild |