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Definitions for Gild

[1] to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
[2] to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.
[3] Archaic . to make red, as with blood.
[4] gild the lily , to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal: After that wonderful meal, serving a fancy dessert would be gilding the lily.
[5] guild.
[6] an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
[7] any of various medieval associations, as of merchants or artisans, organized to maintain standards and to protect the interests of its members, and that sometimes constituted a local governing body.
[8] Botany . a group of plants, as parasites, having a similar habit of growth and nutrition.
[9] to cover with or as if with gold
[10] gild the lily to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful to praise someone inordinately
[11] to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to
[12] archaic to smear with blood
[13] a variant spelling of guild (def. 2)
[14] an organization, club, or fellowship
[15] (esp in medieval Europe) an association of men sharing the same interests, such as merchants or artisans: formed for mutual aid and protection and to maintain craft standards or pursue some other purpose such as communal worship
[16] ecology a group of plants, such as a group of epiphytes, that share certain habits or characteristics

Words related to Gild

bedeck, adorn, plate, varnish, whitewash, paint, deck, enrich, ornament, brighten, wash, beautify, coat, enhance, overlay, garnish, glitter, grace, embroider, tinsel

Words nearby Gild

gilbert and sullivan, gilbert islands, gilbert's disease, gilbertian, gilbertine, gild, gild the lily, gilda, gilded, gilded age, gilded cage

Origin of Gild

uildbefore 1000; Middle English gild(e ) < Old Norse gildi guild, payment; replacing Old English gegyld guild; akin to German Geld money, Gothic -gild tax

Words that may be confused with Gild

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, guildgild, gilt, guild, guilt

Other words from Gild

gild·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Gild

uildC14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gjald payment, gildi guild; related to Old English gield offering, Old High German gelt money

Synonyms for Gild

adorn, bedeck, aurify, beautify, begild, brighten, coat, deck, embroider, engild, enhance, enrich, garnish, glitter, grace, ornament, overlay, paint, plate, tinsel, varnish, wash, whitewash, aureate, dress up