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- DictionaryGild/ɡild/
verb
- 1. cover thinly with gold: "in 1436 he gilded and painted statues for Bruges Town Hall"
1. : an association of people with similar interests or pursuits. especially : a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen. 2. : a group of organisms that use the same ecological resource in a similar way.
Gild definition: to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.. See examples of GILD used in a sentence.
to cover a surface with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like gold. literary. to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-coloured light: Sunlight gilded the children's faces. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Chemistry: metals & metalworking.
1. verb. If you gild a surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint. Carve the names and gild them. [VERB noun] ...gilded statues. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: embellish, coat, grace, enhance More Synonyms of gild. 2. See gilding the lily.
to cover a surface with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like gold. literary. to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-colored light: Sunlight gilded the children's faces. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Chemistry: metals & metalworking.
1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold. 2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to. 3. Archaic To smear with blood. Idiom: gild the lily. 1. To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful. 2. To make superfluous additions to what is already complete.
Definition of gild verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gild definition: To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
Gild definition, to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance. See more.
Jun 27, 2024 · gild (third-person singular simple present gilds, present participle gilding, simple past and past participle gilded or gilt) ( transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf . ( transitive) To adorn . ( transitive, cooking) To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
