Definition of gild

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

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Checklaton :: Checklaton (n.) Gilded leather.
Vermeil :: Vermeil (n.) A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
Electro-gilt :: Electro-gilt (a.) Gilded by means of voltaic electricity.
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..
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..
Gelt :: Gelt (n.) Gilding; tinsel.
Infilm :: Infilm (v. t.) To cover with a film; to coat thinly; as, to infilm one metal with another in the process of gilding; to infilm the glass of a mirror..
Gilded :: Gilded (imp. & p. p.) of Gil.
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.
Gilt :: Gilt (n.) Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding..
Flatting :: Flatting (n.) A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size..
Gilder :: Gilder (n.) A Dutch coin. See Guilder.
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..
Overgild :: Overgild (v. t.) To gild over; to varnish.
Gilden :: Gilden (a.) Gilded.
Deauration :: Deauration (n.) Act of gilding.
Pallet :: Pallet (n.) A tool for gilding the backs of books over the bands.
Deaurate :: Deaurate (a.) Gilded.
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