gilded

gild ¹  (gld)

tr.v. gild·ed or gilt (glt), gild·ing, gilds

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.

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[Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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gilder n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	gilded - having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" gilt, golden, aureate, gold chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
	2.	gilded - based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument" specious, meretricious insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
	3.	gilded - rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" deluxe, opulent, princely, sumptuous, luxurious, grand rich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"
	4.	gilded - made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" gold, golden metal, metallic - containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce