Complete Definition of "gild"

English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
IPA|/gɪld/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪld|-ɪld
Homophones
guild

Verb
en-verb|inf=to gild|gilds|gilding|gilded or gilt|gilded or gilt

  1. transitive To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

#to adorn
#to make appear drunk
Related terms
gild the lily

Translations

Albanian: aros, praroj
French: dorer
German: vergolden

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