Definition of gild

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Gild (v. t.) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie..

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Matted :: Matted (a.) Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, matted gold leaf or gilding..
Engild :: Engild (v. t.) To gild; to make splendent.
Cordwain :: Cordwain (n.) A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like..
Gouge :: Gouge (n.) A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve..
Checklaton :: Checklaton (n.) Gilded leather.
Tarnish :: Tarnish (v. i.) To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air..
Begild :: Begild (v. t.) To gild.
Matting :: Matting (n.) A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc..
Size :: Size (v. i.) Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish..
Electro-gilding :: Electro-gilding (n.) The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of voltaic electricity..
Orfgild :: Orfgild (n.) Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking away cattle.
Unbegilt :: Unbegilt (a.) Not gilded; hence, not rewarded with gold..
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..
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie..
Gilden :: Gilden (a.) Gilded.
Inauration :: Inauration (n.) The act or process of gilding or covering with gold.
Deaurate :: Deaurate (v. t.) To gild.
Gilt :: Gilt (n.) Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding..
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..
Deauration :: Deauration (n.) Act of gilding.
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