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gilded.

Having the color or quality of gold.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɪldɪd/

  1. Having the color or quality of gold.

  2. Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.

  3. Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English gild Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English gilded From gild + -ed.

verb/ˈɡɪldɪd/

  1. simple past and past participle of gild

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English gild Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English gilded From gild + -ed.

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