gild 
gild (gild)
transitive verb gild′ed or gilt, gild′·ing
- to overlay with a thin layer of gold
- to coat with a gold color
- to make appear bright and attractive
- to make (something) seem more attractive or more valuable than it is
Etymology: ME gilden < OE gyldan < Gmc *gulthjan < *gultha (> Goth gulth, gold) + *-jan, caus. suffix
gild (gild)
noun
gild
v.
Object
- lily: He'll always gild the lily, wherein lies his downfall.
- gold: To gild refined gold, to paint the lily Meaning Usually misquoted as ' to gild the lily ' .
Adjective modifier
- religious: Piety, Fraternity and Power Detailed investigation of the religious gild, showing its importance to all aspects of medieval life.
Modifies a noun
- merchant: The use of the word merchants in distinction to the men would perhaps indicate the existence of a gild merchant, ( fn.
- brother: The word " gild brother " in its earliest use described the man in relation to the community itself.
Noun used with modifier
- trade: It had numerous trade gilds covering such skills as metal work, pottery, and tailoring.
La famille des Bourbons est un poignard que l'e¤ tranger en1814 a laisse¤ dans le c½ur de la France: changez le manche comme il vous plaira, dorez la lame si vous voulez, le poignard reste poignard. The Bourbon family is a dagger whichthe foreigner left in the heart of France in1814: changethe haft if you please, gild the blade if you will, the dagger remains a dagger.
WhenTime shall turn those amber locks to grey, My verse again shall gild and make them gay.
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