Antonyms for gild
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gild |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɪld |
Definition of gild
Origin :- Old English gyldan "to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold," from Proto-Germanic *gulthianan (cf. Old Norse gylla "to gild," Old High German ubergulden "to cover with gold"), from *gulthan "gold" (see gold). Related: Gilded; gilding. Figuratively from 1590s.
- verb embellish, decorate
- They were so attached to a goat that they wanted to gild its horns.
- Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
- See how it seems to gild everything as the light rises, Dolly!
- Extract from : « A Campfire Girl's Test of Friendship » by Jane L. Stewart
- If it is desired to gild the inside of a glass vessel, Solution No.
- Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
- There is gold enough there to gild the walls and ceiling, if it were beaten thin.
- Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
- He undertook to gild and letter books at his customers' own houses.
- Extract from : « The Book-Collector » by William Carew Hazlitt
- It is not necessary to gild the background to produce a fine effect.
- Extract from : « A Manual of Wood Carving » by Charles G. Leland
- It required a little euphemism to gild the real state of affairs.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings » by F. W. Farrar
- Gild the three points on the top to make them look as if made of brass.
- Extract from : « Indoor and Outdoor Recreations for Girls » by Lina Beard
- To paint or gild a ceiling of this kind only attracts attention to its ugliness.
- Extract from : « The Decoration of Houses » by Edith Wharton
- You can gild the nutshell after the glue has hardened or leave it as it is.
- Extract from : « Mother Nature's Toy-Shop » by Lina Beard
Synonyms for gild
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