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Definition of gilds in English English dictionary

gilds the lily
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gild the lily
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to make appear drunk
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to adorn
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To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten
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To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie
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To make red with drinking
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decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
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{v} to wash over with gold adorn, set off
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To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf
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{f} cover with a thin layer of gold; make golden; decorate, embellish, give the appearance of beauty to (especially in order to deceive)
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To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold
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If you gild a surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint. Carve the names and gild them. gilded statues. Variant of guild
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a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
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