[gil-did] 
| 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. |
[gild] | 1. | 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. |
| gild 1 (gĭld) tr.v. gild·ed or gilt (gĭlt), gild·ing, gilds
[Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.] gild'er n. |
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