Gild

Word GILD
Character 4
Hyphenation gild
Pronunciations /ɡɪld/

Definitions and meanings of "Gild"

What do we mean by gild?

To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold. transitive verb

To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to. transitive verb

To smear with blood. transitive verb

(gild the lily) To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful. idiom

(gild the lily) To make superfluous additions to what is already complete. idiom

To sell.

An association or corporation established for the promotion of common objects, or mutual aid and protection in common pursuits, and supported (originally) by the contributions of its members. noun

A gildhall. noun

To electroplate by depositing a layer of gold from an electric bath.

To eat the alloy out of (a low-grade gold) by means of an acid, leaving the fine gold on the surface.

See geld. noun

To overlay with gold, either in leaf or powder or in amalgam with quicksilver; overspread with a thin covering of gold.

To give the appearance of gold to, whether by means of actual gold-leaf or in some other way, as by lacquering polished brass, bronzing with gold-colored bronze-powder, or the like.

In old chemistry, to impregnate or saturate with gold.

Figuratively To give a golden appearance or color to; illuminate; brighten; render bright; make glowing.

To give a fair and agreeable external appearance to; recommend to favor and reception by superficial decoration: as, to gild flattery or falsehood.

To make drunk: in allusion to the effect of liquor in causing the face to glow.

In phytogeography, one of several groups of plants which depend for their existence on other plants. noun

To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold. transitive verb

To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

To adorn.

To decorate with a golden surface appearance.

To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.

To make appear drunk.

A Gild is a loyal person. Who will do things to help you when you can't be bothered. For example, "Gild get my laptop charger". However they are somewhat weak Physically. You could compare a Gild to a shrimp. A Gild is always someone who you regard as Harmless. Urban Dictionary

Having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth. Urban Dictionary

An overly animated homosexual male or transvestite. Urban Dictionary

Gild=God I Love Dick, God I Love David, God I Love Dinosaurs. Basically anything that starts with the letter D can be put at the end and you can say "God I Love (Anything that starts with the letter D) " Saying GILD puts you into the GILD Clan, basically means you love dick. Urban Dictionary

When a Male tucks his cock and balls between his thighs, bends over and proceeds to urinate on his partner. Urban Dictionary

To spend money to "improve" or "pimp out" a worthless item such as a crappy car, dump of a house, or other such item. Usually done by spending more to upgrade an item than was paid for it but still not actually increasing the value of the item with these upgrades. Urban Dictionary

To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful. The expression is a condensation of Shakespeare's metaphor in King John: "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily ... is wasteful and ridiculous excess." i.e., you wouldn't need to add gold to a beautiful lily. Urban Dictionary

A lithuanian phrase. Urban Dictionary

A woman/girl that a majority of men will find very attractive, however she will harbour various diseases and creates numerous social dilemmas. Urban Dictionary

The act of shoving a large dildo up a young Jewish girl's ass, pulling it out, licking it and then shoving it into her pussy. Not to be confused with the very popular "golden sponge bath." Urban Dictionary

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The word "gild" in example sentences

Now, if I must conform my smiles to lightning, then my smiles must gild a storm too: to _gild_ with _smiles_, is a new invention of gilding. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

II. ii.56 (444,8) gild the faces of the grooms withal,/For it must seem their guilt] Could Shakespeare possibly mean to play upon the similitude of _gild_ and _guilt_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

G has only the sound of g in give, get: gil ‘star’, in Gildor, Gilraen, Osgiliath, begins as in English gild. ❋ Tolkien, J. R. R. (1954)

For the protection and regulation of this trade the organization known as the gild merchant had grown up in each town. ❋ Edward Potts Cheyney (1904)

According to what I read in a couple of dictionaries, "gild" means to decorate the outside of something, usually unnecessarily. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Before I tell you what I'm referring to when I say "my gilded cage in the Philippines", I need to tell you exactly what "gild" and the phrases "gilded cage" and "gild the lily" mean. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The world "gild" is what the word "guild" is based on, which is usually an association formed for the protection or support of its members. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Toulmin Smith tells us: "The link which has been broken and mislaid was the" English Guild "(or" gild, "as seems the more correct spelling). ❋ Giberne Sieveking (N/A)

Presumably our mystery producer resisted the urge to gild the lily and add a caption reading "Fabio Capello, live from a joke country", which is only to his or her credit. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Twentieth-century totalitarian art did not just gild the cage; it helped to build it. ❋ Andrew Stuttaford (2011)

In a futile attempt to gild a lily, he has ruined the essence of what it was. ❋ Andy Wilson (2011)

After my success with MiMi's simple but gloriously aromatic recipe, I wonder how many of the ingredients are strictly necessary – David Thompson may call for coriander roots and tamarind water, and Allegra for tomatoes and mushrooms, but for my taste, these all simply gild the lily. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The moment was caught in the leader's debate on Monday night when Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny did not gild the lilly and told an audience of close to one million watching that they would all have to share the pain. ❋ Niall O'Dowd (2011)

Thanks for the recipe. marla Jan 15 another way is to combine peanut butter and chocolate chips, microwave until melted, stir together, and spread over Rice Krispie treats. you can really gild the lily by adding peanut butter to the marshmallow mixture before spreading in pan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The image of Emanuel that the media loves to gild -- the ruthless, foul-mouthed insider raising millions, whispering into the ears of powerful friends, brow-beating cringing underlings and anyone unfortunate enough to get in his way -- is even more common now than it was then. ❋ Neil Steinberg (2010)

For the celestial groundsman's final touch, early daffodils are starting to gild the verges with a hint of yellow by Buttermere and Bassenthwaite. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Marketers may gild the lily a bit now and again, but this is different. ❋ Edward J. Naughton (2011)

Gild [fetch] me my [water bottle] ❋ Anonymous12345698765676879 (2020)

"Wow did you see that girl...she [looks good]?" -Mikey "Be [careful] man, [Ive] hungout with that girl...Shes gilded!" -Steven ❋ Nic12345 (2007)

The gilding [around the block] is a [real party] [animal]. ❋ Professor 999 (2010)

"[GILD]!" "God [I Love Dick], it's so good, especially [Gabe's]." "God I love... DICK!" and also randomly yelling GILD. ❋ Sirnicholas666 (2011)

Dude... last night I gave my wife a [golden shower]. [Golden shower]... that's [child's play]. You need to give her the Gilded Goat!! ❋ The Real G-Rad (2018)

After Sam spent $1900 [to pimp] out his $300 rusted out, beat up, 1982 Celebrity all he got for his trouble was a [gilded turd] and [credit card debt]. "My sister is a moron." "Why's that?" "She bought a $30,000 burnt out house in the worst part of town and spent $100,000 making it livable. Now she can't sell it because everyone who could afford it doesn't want to live anywhere near that part of town." "Sounds like she's got a gilded turd on her hands." ❋ Brett Burkhardt (2008)

[Jennilyn] is so beauitful that [putting on] [makeup] is just Gilding the Lilly. ❋ _Andy_ (2006)

[Lith]: OMFG [GILDED STAR] LT PRIDE?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!? P2: Are you a [lith]? Lith: [99 STR]?!?!??!?!? Gibe moni plos. ❋ MisterSquish (2009)

"Dude, [Cait] is such a fucking Gilded Cunt, [stay] away from [the bitch]!" ❋ Ricky's Malice (2004)

Ari and [Levana] were having nice, [clean sex] when Ari grabbed [Levana's] dildo and began Gilding the Menorah. ❋ Dien Furer (2010)

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