gild.
To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
Meaning & usage
To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
To adorn.
To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
To give a brilliant colour or flush to one's face; (also) to make appear drunk.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gilden, gulden, from Old English gyldan (“to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþijan, from Proto-Germanic *gulþijaną, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”).
Archaic spelling of guild.
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