[gild] vt gild.ed or gilt ; gild.ing [ME, fr. OE gyldan; akin to OE gold gold] (14c) 1: to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
2. a: to give money to b: to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to c archaic: to make bloody -- gild.er n -- gild the lily : to add unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right
[2]gild var of guild