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21gild — verb (T) 1 to cover something with a thin layer of gold or with something that looks like gold: an ornate gilded mirror 2 literary to make something look as if it is covered in gold: The autumn sun gilded the lake. 3 gild the lily BrE to spoil… …
22gild — verb 1) she gilded the picture frame Syn: gold plate; cover with gold, paint gold 2) he tends to gild the truth Syn: elaborate, embellish, embroider; camouflage, disguise, dress up, color, exaggerate …
23gild — In Saxon law, a tax or tribute. A fine, mulct, or amerciament; a satisfaction or compensation for an injury. In old English law, a fraternity, society, or company of persons combined together, under certain regulations, and with the king s… …
24gild — In Saxon law, a tax or tribute. A fine, mulct, or amerciament; a satisfaction or compensation for an injury. In old English law, a fraternity, society, or company of persons combined together, under certain regulations, and with the king s… …
25gild — 1. v.tr. (past part. gilded or as adj. in sense 1 gilt) 1 cover thinly with gold. 2 tinge with a golden colour or light. 3 give a specious or false brilliance to. Phrases and idioms: gilded cage luxurious but restrictive surroundings. gilded… …
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27gild\ the\ lily — • gild the lily • paint the lily v. phr. To add unnecessarily to something already beautiful or good enough. To talk about a beautiful sunset is to gild the lily. For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily. Frank s father is a …
28gild the lily — If you gild the lily, you decorate something that is already ornate …
29gild the lily — ► gild the lily try to improve what is already beautiful or excellent. [ORIGIN: misquotation of a line from Shakespeare s King John VI. ii.] Main Entry: ↑gild …
30gild the pill — To make a disagreeable thing seem less so • • • Main Entry: ↑gild …
