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Gilds
/ɡɪldz/
To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
📖 Definitions of "Gilds"
verb
- 1
To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
- 2
To adorn.
- 3
To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
- 4
To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gilds"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| engildverb | (transitive) To gild; to make splendid. |
| begildverb | (transitive, dated, chiefly poetic) To cover with gold, or to make golden (in color, or figuratively). |
| lodgenoun | A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin. |
| ordernoun | (countable) A command. |
| clubnoun | (countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything. |
| guildnoun | A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid. |
| societynoun | (countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms. |
| adulterinenoun | Pertaining to adultery. |
| frithnoun | A forest or wood; woodland generally. |
| daliesquenoun | Relating to, or similar to the surreal style of Salvador Dalí's art. |
| achilleanoun | Any of various plants of the genus Achillea |
| acanthusnoun | (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders. |
| asparagus fernnoun | Any of several plants in the genus Asparagus which are grown for their ornamental fern-like foliage. |
| nigellanoun | The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice. |
| tracerynoun | (architecture) Bars or ribs, usually of stone or wood, or other material, that subdivide an opening or stand in relief against a door or wall as an ornamental feature. |
| couleurnoun | (card games) A suit of cards, in certain French card games. |
| circletnoun | A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head. |
| shimmersnoun | A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining. |
| taraxacumnoun | A plant of the genus Taraxacum. |
| gloriosanoun | Any of the lilies of the genus Gloriosa. |
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