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adjective
1.
covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color.
2.
having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth.
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Gilded
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- And dreaming of a gilded future for automobiles, and those who drive them, is what these shows are about.
- Their uniform hairstyle, usually the shape of gilded parentheses, was telling.
- At some point, the gilded generation turns silver and retires.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object), gild·ed or gilt, gild·ing.
Idiom1.
to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
2.
to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.
3.
Archaic. to make red, as with blood.
4.
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.
Related forms
gild·a·ble, adjective
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Word Origin & History
gild
O.E. gyldan, from P.Gmc. *gulthianan (cf. O.N. gylla "to guild"), from *gulthan "gold."
EXPANDgilded
late O.E.; in modern use the more dignified pp. form of gild (q.v.). Shakespeare's lilies were never gilded. The quote ("King John," iv.2) is, "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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