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verb (used with object), gild·ed or gilt, gild·ing.
Idioms 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.
Related forms
gild·a·ble, adjective
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| —vb , gilds, gilding, gilded, gilt | |
| 1. | to cover with or as if with gold |
| 2. | gild the lily |
| a. to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful | |
| b. to praise someone inordinately | |
| 3. | to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to |
| 4. | archaic to smear with blood |
| [Old English gyldan, from gold | |
| 'gilder1 | |
| —n | |
| gild2 (ɡɪld) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of guild | |
| 'gildsman2 | |
| —n | |
| gilding (ˈɡɪldɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or art of applying gilt to a surface |
| 2. | the surface so produced |
| 3. | another word for gilt |
| guild or gild (ɡɪld) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an organization, club, or fellowship |
| 2. | (esp in medieval Europe) an association of men sharing the same interests, such as merchants or artisans: formed for mutual aid and protection and to maintain craft standards or pursue some other purpose such as communal worship |
| 3. | ecology a group of plants, such as a group of epiphytes, that share certain habits or characteristics |
| [C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gjald payment, gildi guild; related to Old English gield offering, Old High German gelt money] | |
| gild or gild | |
| —n | |
| [C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gjald payment, gildi guild; related to Old English gield offering, Old High German gelt money] | |
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Word Origin & History
gild
O.E. gyldan, from P.Gmc. *gulthianan (cf. O.N. gylla "to guild"), from *gulthan "gold."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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gilding
the art of decorating the whole or parts of wood, metal, plaster, glass, or other objects with gold in leaf or powder form. The term also embraces the application of silver, palladium, aluminum, and copper alloys.
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Example sentences
After three month's work, golden yellow highlights that originally represented the frame's gilding were uncovered.
No paint or dye can give so splendid a colour as gilding.
Much of the gilding from the statue has also been broken off.
Some alabaster sculptures, reliefs, and other objects have layers of decorative paint or gilding applied.
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