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Definitions for Gilding

[1] the application of gilt.
[2] the gold leaf or other material with which something is gilded.
[3] the golden surface produced by the application of gilt.
[4] something used to create a deceptively pleasing, impressive, or alluring aspect or character.
[5] to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
[6] to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.
[7] Archaic . to make red, as with blood.
[8] the act or art of applying gilt to a surface
[9] the surface so produced
[10] another word for gilt 1 (def. 2)
[11] to cover with or as if with gold
[12] gild the lily to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful to praise someone inordinately
[13] to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to
[14] archaic to smear with blood
[15] a variant spelling of guild (def. 2)

Words related to Gilding

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

Words nearby Gilding

gilded, gilded age, gilded cage, gilder, gildhall, gilding, gilead, gileadite, gilels, giles, gilet

Origin of Gilding

11300–50; Middle English gilden, Old English -gyldan; akin to gold

Other words from Gilding

gild·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Gilding

Old English gyldan, from gold gold ; related to Old Norse gylla, Middle High German vergülden

Synonyms for Gilding

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