gild
2 synonyms for gild, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
begild
engild
Etymology
Comes from Middle English gilden, gulden, from Old English gyldan (“to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþijan, from Proto-Germanic *gulþijaną, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”).
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