gild the lily

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English - English
To embellish or improve something unnecessarily
To add superfluous attributes to something
make unnecessary additions to what is already complete adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
{f} needlessly adorn something that is already very beautiful
gild the lily

    Hyphenation

    gild the li·ly

    Turkish pronunciation

    gîld dhi lîli

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgəld ᴛʜē ˈləlē/ /ˈɡɪld ðiː ˈlɪliː/

    Etymology

    () A common misquotation of a line from William Shakespeare's 1595 play King John, iv 2: : "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, to throw a perfume on the violet, to smooth the ice, or add another hue unto the rainbow, or with taper-light to seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, is wasteful and ridiculous excess."
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