Definition of gild

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

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Engild :: Engild (v. t.) To gild; to make splendent.
Orfgild :: Orfgild (n.) Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking away cattle.
Deaurate :: Deaurate (a.) Gilded.
Gilding :: Gilding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gil.
Weregild :: Weregild (n.) The price of a man's head; a compensation paid of a man killed, partly to the king for the loss of a subject, partly to the lord of a vassal, and partly to the next of kin. It was paid by the murderer..
Matted :: Matted (a.) Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, matted gold leaf or gilding..
Octogild :: Octogild (n.) A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the thing..
Gilden :: Gilden (a.) Gilded.
Gouge :: Gouge (n.) A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve..
Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size..
Gelt :: Gelt (n.) Gilding; tinsel.
Electro-gilding :: Electro-gilding (n.) The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of voltaic electricity..
Pallet :: Pallet (n.) A tool for gilding the backs of books over the bands.
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie..
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..
Gold-beaten :: Gold-beaten (a.) Gilded.
Size :: Size (v. i.) Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish..
Gilt :: Gilt () imp. & p. p. of Gild.
Inaurate :: Inaurate (v. t.) To cover with gold; to gild.
Tarnish :: Tarnish (v. i.) To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air..
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