Definition of gild

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Gild (v. t.) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie..

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Gildale :: Gildale (v. t.) A drinking bout in which every one pays an equal share.
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 () imp. & p. p. of Gild.
Inauration :: Inauration (n.) The act or process of gilding or covering with gold.
Gilding :: Gilding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gil.
Begilded :: Begilded (imp. & p. p.) of Begil.
Cushion :: Cushion (n.) a pad on which gilders cut gold lea.
Tarnish :: Tarnish (a.) To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color..
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To make red with drinking.
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.
Begild :: Begild (v. t.) To gild.
Overgild :: Overgild (v. t.) To gild over; to varnish.
Size :: Size (v. i.) Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish..
Gelt :: Gelt (n.) Gilding; tinsel.
Deauration :: Deauration (n.) Act of gilding.
Matte :: Matte (n.) A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss..
Flatting :: Flatting (n.) A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size..
Gilt :: Gilt (p. p. & a.) Gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden yellow.
Matting :: Matting (n.) A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc..
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