Definition of gild

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Gild (v. t.) To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.

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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..
Inaurate :: Inaurate (a.) Covered with gold; gilded.
Gelt :: Gelt (n.) Gilding; tinsel.
Gouge :: Gouge (n.) A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve..
Gilded :: Gilded (imp. & p. p.) of Gil.
Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers in full uniform in some modern armies..
Gold-beaten :: Gold-beaten (a.) Gilded.
Octogild :: Octogild (n.) A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the thing..
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..
Gilding :: Gilding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gil.
Deaurate :: Deaurate (v. t.) To gild.
Deauration :: Deauration (n.) Act of gilding.
Aurated :: Aurated (a.) Resembling or containing gold; gold-colored; gilded.
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..
Unbegilt :: Unbegilt (a.) Not gilded; hence, not rewarded with gold..
Regild :: Regild (v. t.) To gild anew.
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold.
Flatting :: Flatting (n.) A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size..
Vermeil :: Vermeil (n.) A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
Tip :: Tip (n.) A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf..
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