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gild
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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.

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

gilder n.

gild 2  (gld)
n.
Variant of guild.

gild1
vb gilds, gilding, gilded, gilt [gɪlt] (tr)
1. to cover with or as if with gold
gild the lily
a.  to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful
b.  to praise someone inordinately
3. to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to
4. Archaic to smear with blood
[Old English gyldan, from gold gold; related to Old Norse gylla, Middle High German vergülden]
gilder  n

gild2
n
a variant spelling of guild [2]
gildsman  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gildgild - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
athenaeum, atheneum - a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
bookclub - a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
chess club - a club of people to play chess
country club - a suburban club for recreation and socializing
frat, fraternity - a social club for male undergraduates
glee club - a club organized to sing together
golf club - a club of people to play golf
hunt club, hunt - an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
investors club - a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly
jockey club - a club to promote and regulate horse racing
racket club - club for players of racket sports
rowing club - a club for rowers
slate club - a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)
sorority - a social club for female undergraduates
turnverein - a club of tumblers or gymnasts
boat club, yacht club - club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
service club - a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services
club member - someone who is a member of a club
Verb1.gild - decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
Translations
gild [gɪld] (gilded (pt) (gilded) (gilt (pp))) VT [+ metal, frame] → dorar
to gild the lilyembellecer lo perfecto

gild [ˈgɪld] vtdorer
gilded cage ncage f dorée

gild pret <gilded>, ptp <gilded or gilt>
vtvergolden; to gild the lilydes Guten zu viel tun

gild [gɪld] vt (metal, frame) → dorare (fig) → indorare
to gild the lily (fig) → aggiungere inutili fronzoli
gild [gɪld] vt (metal, frame) → dorare (fig) → indorare
to gild the lily (fig) → aggiungere inutili fronzoli

gild
v gild [gild]
to cover with gilt We could gild the frame of that picture. verguld يَطْلي بِالذَّهَب позлатявам (po)zlatit forgylde vergolden επιχρυσώνω dorar kuldama آب طلا کردن kullata dorer להזהיב कलई करना pozlatiti, naresiti bearanyoz melapisi, menyepuh gylla dorare 金めっきする 금박을 입히다 paauksuoti apzeltīt menyepuh vergulden forgylle pozłocić dourar a auri покрывать позолотой (po)zlátiť pozlatiti pozlatiti förgylla เคลือบทอง altın kaplamak, yaldızlamak 鍍金 золотити سونے کا پانی چڑھانا mạ vàng ...


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