Verb: gild gild
- Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
"They gilded the frame of the antique mirror";
- begild [archaic], engild [literary]
- A formal association of people with similar interests
"The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is an ancient gild in London";
- club, social club, society, guild, lodge, order
Derived forms: gilded, gilds, gilding
Type of: adorn, association, beautify, decorate, embellish, fancify, grace, ornament
Encyclopedia: Gild