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