GILD THE LILY

Meaning of GILD THE LILY in English

decorate a beautiful object, improve a work of art

Decorating that Scotch pine would be gilding the lily.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GILD THE LILY — phrasal to add unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GILD THE LILY — phrasal : to add excessive or unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right : paint the lily
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GILD THE LILY — v. needlessly adorn something that is already very beautiful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GILD THE LILY — : to add unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GILD THE LILY — to add unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GILD THE LILY — try to improve what is already beautiful or excellent. → gild
Concise Oxford English vocab
GILD THE LILY — to spoil sth that is already good or beautiful by trying to improve it
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GILD THE LILY — = paint the lily
Slang English vocab
GILD THE LILY — decorate a beautiful object, improve a work of art Decorating that Scotch pine would be gilding the lily.
English Idioms vocab
GILD THE LILY — also
American Idioms English vocabulary
GILD THE LILY — улучшать и без того достаточно хорошее, заниматься ненужным делом, попусту терять время
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GILD THE LILY — улучшать и без того достаточно хорошее, заниматься ненужным делом, попусту терять время
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GILD — aurar (-atura)
English interlingue dictionary
GILD — I. transitive verb (~ed or gilt; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gyldan; akin to Old English gold gold …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LILY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the …
Английский словарь Британика
LILY — I. ˈlilē, -li noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English lilie, from Old English, from Latin lilium, of non-Indo-European origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GILD — I. ˈgild transitive verb ( gilded -də̇d ; or gilt -lt ; gilded or gilt ; gilding ; gilds ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LILY — (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with …
Английский словарь Webster
LILY — (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a …
Английский словарь Webster
GILD — (v. t.) To make red with drinking.
Английский словарь Webster
GILD — (v. t.) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie.
Английский словарь Webster
LILY — ( n. ) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — ( n. ) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GILD — ( v. t. ) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — — lilylike , adj. /lil"ee/ , n. , pl. lilies , adj. n. 1. any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GILD — gild 1 — gildable , adj. /gild/ , v.t., gilded or gilt, gilding . 1. to coat with gold, gold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — n. any of a number of bulbed plants of the lily family which often bear funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LILY — I. ˈli-lē noun ( plural lil·ies ) Etymology: Middle English lilie, from Old English, from Latin lilium Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GILD — I. ˈgild transitive verb ( gild·ed ˈgil-dəd ; or gilt ˈgilt ; gild·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LILY — add. ·noun a royal spade; usually in ·pl ·see royal spade, below. 2. lily ·noun that end of a …
Webster English vocab
GILD — vt to make red with drinking. 2. gild ·vt to make attractive; to adorn; to brighten. 3. gild ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
LILY — [lily] n, pl lil.ies [ME lilie, fr. OE, fr. L lilium] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus (Lilium of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GILD — [gild] vt gild.ed or gilt ; gild.ing [ME, fr. OE gyldan; akin to OE gold gold] (14c) 1: to overlay …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LILY — the common name applied to herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae. The genus contains …
Britannica English vocabulary
LILY — lil|y, Lil|y BrE AmE ˈlɪl |i ▷ lil|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ lily of the ˈ valley BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GILD — gild BrE AmE ɡɪld (= guild) ▷ gilded ˈɡɪld ɪd -əd ▷ gilding ˈɡɪld ɪŋ ▷ gilds ɡɪldz ▷ gilt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LILY — / ˈlɪli; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) a large white or brightly coloured flower with petals that curl …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GILD — / gɪld; NAmE / verb [ vn ] 1. ( literary ) to make sth look bright, as if covered …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LILY — lil ‧ y /ˈlɪli/ BrE AmE noun ( plural lilies ) [countable] [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GILD — gild /ɡɪld/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gyldan ] 1 . to cover something with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LILY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet-shaped often spotted flowers on a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GILD — v.tr. (past part. gilded or as adj. in sense 1 gilt) 1 cover thinly with gold. 2 tinge with a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LILY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet-shaped often spotted flowers on a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GILD — v.tr. (past part. gilded or as adj. in sense 1 gilt) 1 cover thinly with gold. 2 tinge with a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LILY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet-shaped often spotted flowers on a …
Oxford English vocab
GILD — 1. v.tr. (past part. gilded or as adj. in sense 1 gilt) 1. cover thinly with gold. 2 tinge with …
Oxford English vocab
LILY — ( lilies) A lily is a plant with large flowers. Lily flowers are often white. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GILD — ( gilds, gilding, gilded) If you gild a surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LILY — (lilies) A ~ is a plant with large flowers. Lily flowers are often white. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LILY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lily pond (= one with water lilies ) Allen, Lily lily of the valley …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LILY — [noun] [C] - any of various plants with a large, bell-shaped flower on a long stemSee picture: Flowers and plants(literary) …
Cambridge English vocab
GILD — [verb] [T] - to cover (a surface) with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like goldThe …
Cambridge English vocab
LILY — n. day lily African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the valley Lily William …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GILD — Synonyms and related words : adorn, apply paint, aurify, bedaub, belie, besmear, brighten, brush on paint, butter, calcimine, camouflage, coat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LILY — See: GILD THE LILY also PAINT THE LILY.
Slang English vocab
GILD — v. 25B6; verb a gilded weathercock : COVER WITH GOLD, paint gold. he tends to gild the truth : ELABORATE, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LILY — (LIsp LibrarY) A C++ class library by Roger Sheldon sheldon@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov which gives C++ programmers the capability to write Lisp -style …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LILY — See: GILD THE LILY also PAINT THE LILY.
Словарь английских идиом
LILY — (Heb. shushan, shoshannah). Although there is little doubt that the Hebrew word denotes some plant of the lily species, it …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
GILD — I гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - gilded, gilt 1) золотить to gild the pill ≈ позолотить пилюлю …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LILY — lily.ogg ʹlılı n 1. 1> бот. лилия ( Lilium gen. ) Madonna lily - белая лилия ( Lilium candidum ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GILD — gild.ogg _I gıld v (gilt, gilded -gıldıd ) 1. золотить, покрывать позолотой или золотой краской the sun gilded the hilltops …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GILD — I gild гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - gilded, gilt1) золотить to gild the pill — подсластить пилюлю …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GILD — I [gıld] v (gilt, ~ed [-{gıld}ıd] ) 1. золотить, покрывать позолотой или золотой краской the sun ~ed the hilltops - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

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