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(gĭld) 
tr.v., gild·ed, or gilt (gĭlt), gild·ing, gilds.
tr.v., gild·ed, or gilt (gĭlt), gild·ing, gilds.
- To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
- To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
- Archaic. To smear with blood.
gild the lily
- To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful.
- To make superfluous additions to what is already complete.
[Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan.]
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meaning 'to cover thinly with gold', has a past participle gilded (The porcelain is gilded by a magma of gold), but the adjectival form is either gilt (gilt tooling / gilt-edged securities) or gilded (gilded youth). This word should be distinguished from the noun guild (with u), meaning 'a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants'.
| gigolo, gibe, jibe, gibbous | |
| gild the lily, gill, gimmick |
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- Surfaces and Finishing Materials - gild: (vb) overlay with very thin layer of gold
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