gild
Meaning
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- 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 make appear drunk.
Synonyms
trade guild
trade association guild
business guild trade organization
decoration with liquid gold
gold stamping
trade association
gold blocking
cover with gold leaf
plate with gold
goldplate
trade council
trading association
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɪld/
Etymology
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”).
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