Definition of gild

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of gild is as below...

Gild (v. t.) To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold.

Lern More About Gild

Gilt :: Gilt (p. p. & a.) Gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden yellow.
Gildale :: Gildale (v. t.) A drinking bout in which every one pays an equal share.
Water Gilding :: Water gilding () The act, or the process, of gilding metallic surfaces by covering them with a thin coating of amalgam of gold, and then volatilizing the mercury by heat; -- called also wash gilding..
Gilding :: Gilding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gil.
Inaurate :: Inaurate (a.) Covered with gold; gilded.
Gilder :: Gilder (n.) A Dutch coin. See Guilder.
Matting :: Matting (n.) A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc..
Begilded :: Begilded (imp. & p. p.) of Begil.
Tarnish :: Tarnish (v. i.) To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air..
Aurated :: Aurated (a.) Resembling or containing gold; gold-colored; gilded.
Electro-gilding :: Electro-gilding (n.) The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of voltaic electricity..
Begild :: Begild (v. t.) To gild.
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To make red with drinking.
Gilt :: Gilt () imp. & p. p. of Gild.
Vermeil :: Vermeil (n.) A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
Gouge :: Gouge (n.) A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve..
Deaurate :: Deaurate (a.) Gilded.
Cordwain :: Cordwain (n.) A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like..
Gilt :: Gilt (n.) Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding..
Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us