Associations to the word «Gild»
Noun
- Lily
- Radiance
- Pill
- Gleam
- Banner
- Sun
- Sunshine
- Sunlight
- Copper
- Lamp
- Frame
- Gold
- Cloth
- Rune
- Cornice
- Cupola
- Stucco
- Vane
- Spire
- Burgher
- Cage
- Enamel
- Ceiling
- Dome
- Paint
- Mahogany
- Twain
- Ornament
- Carving
- Plaster
- Pagoda
- Tapestry
- Altar
- Mould
- Splendor
- Frieze
- Drapery
- Furnishing
- Gloom
- Hanging
- Obelisk
- Marble
- Vase
- Mosaic
- Pedestal
- Merchant
- Shine
- Splendour
- Statue
- Splinter
- Chariot
- Goblet
- Glitter
- Porcelain
- Effigy
- Canopy
- Wreath
- Glory
- Plume
- Dorado
- Furniture
- Lettering
- Medallion
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
GILD, verb. (transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
GILD, verb. (transitive) To adorn.
GILD, verb. (transitive) To make appear drunk.
GILD, noun. Alternative form of guild
GILD THE LILY, verb. (idiomatic) To embellish or improve something unnecessarily.
GILD THE LILY, verb. To add superfluous attributes to something.
Dictionary definition
GILD, noun. A formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today".
GILD, verb. Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.