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gild (gild)

transitive verb gilded gild′ed or gilt, gilding gild′·ing

    1. to overlay with a thin layer of gold
    2. to coat with a gold color
  2. to make appear bright and attractive
  3. 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

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gild (gild)

noun

guild

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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