I. ˈgild transitive verb
( gilded -də̇d ; or gilt -lt ; gilded or gilt ; gilding ; gilds )
Etymology: Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan; akin to Old High German ubar gulden to gild all over, Old Norse gylla to gild; causative-denominatives from the root of English gold
1.
a. : to overlay with a thin covering of gold
gild a frame
b. : to tinge with a golden or yellowish light
the night was gilded by the streetlights — Marguerite Steen
a gleam of sun gilded the Abbey Towers — L.P.Smith
2.
a. : to supply with money : give the attraction or prestige of wealth to
money gilds the fool
b.
(1) : to give an attractive but deceptive outward appearance to : embellish
gild a lie
gilding the future with the same old rose color — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson
(2) : to make attractive : adorn , brighten
gilding hardship with a saving grace — Bergen Evans
glitter … and embroidery gild femininity — Fashion Digest
c. archaic : to make bloody : smear with blood
d. obsolete : to make flushed (as with drinking) — often used with over
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- gild the lily
II.
variant of guild