gild

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɡɪld/ See IPA manual

Homophones

guild /ɡɪld/

Freq #58833

Meanings

1

verb
To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
2

verb
To decorate with a golden surface appearance.

Gild the entire outside with beaten egg yolk, and sprinkle it with grated parmesan.
3

verb
To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.

When sparkling stars twire not, thou gild'st the even.

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Word family

Derived forms begildelectrogildengildgildablegilderovergildregildungild

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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# gild

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɡɪld/
**Frequency rank:** 58833

## Meanings
1. To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
2. To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
3. To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.

## Examples
- High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
- Gild the entire outside with beaten egg yolk, and sprinkle it with grated parmesan.
- When sparkling stars twire not, thou gild'st the even.

## Derived Forms
- begild
- electrogild
- engild
- gildable
- gilder
- overgild
- regild
- ungild

## 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”).

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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