gilder

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.

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gild ²  (gld)

n.

Variant of guild.

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gilder [ˈgɪldə]

n

(Historical Terms) a variant spelling of guilder

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gilder - someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills

Translations

gilder

n → Vergolder(in) m(f)