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gild

1. gild \'gild\ \'gil-d*d\ \'gilt\ vt or gild.ed or gilt;  or gild.ing [ME 
   gilden, fr. OE gyldan; akin to OE gold] 1: to overlay with or as if with a 
   thin covering of gold  2a: to give money to  2b: to give an often deceptive 
   attractive appearance to  archaic  2c: to make bloody  : to add unnecessary 
   ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right  - gild.er n
2. gild  var of GUILD