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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gild•er1 (gil′dər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that gilds.
- Middle English. See gild1, -er1 1275–1325
- Currencyguilder.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gild1 /gɪld/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], gild•ed or gilt/gɪlt/USA pronunciation gild•ing. - to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
Idioms- Idioms gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamental details to something already of great beauty.
gild•er, n. [countable] gild•ing, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gild1 (gild),USA pronunciation v.t., gild•ed or gilt, gild•ing. - to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
- to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.
- [Archaic.]to make red, as with blood.
- Idioms gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal:After that wonderful meal, serving a fancy dessert would be gilding the lily.
- 1300–50; Middle English gilden, Old English -gyldan; akin to gold
- World Historyguild.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024guil•der (gil′dər),USA pronunciation n. - Currencya silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands, equal to 100 cents;
florin. Abbr.: Gld.,f.,fl. - Currencya former gold coin of the Netherlands;
florin. - Currencythe monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal to 100 cents.
- Currencythe Austrian florin.
- Currencyany of various gold coins formerly issued by German states.
Also, gilder. Also called gulden. - Middle Dutch gulden gulden
- late Middle English gilder, guldren, with intrusive r 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: guilder, gilder /ˈɡɪldə/gulden n ( pl -ders, -der, -dens, -den)
Also called: florin the former standard monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents; replaced by the euro in 2002- any of various former gold or silver coins of Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands
Etymology: 15th Century: changed from Middle Dutch gulden, literally: golden |