gild
verb
[ ɡɪld ]
• cover thinly with gold.
• "in 1436 he gilded and painted statues for Bruges Town Hall"
Similar:
cover with gold,
paint gold,
lacquer gold,
inlay with gold,
gold-covered,
gold-painted,
gold-lacquered,
gold-inlaid,
Origin:
Old English gyldan, of Germanic origin; related to gold.
gild
noun
• archaic spelling of guild.
guild
noun
• a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
Origin:
late Old English: probably from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch gilde, of Germanic origin; related to yield.
