BEGILD

gild, begild, engild

(verb) decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

begild (third-person singular simple present begilds, present participle begilding, simple past and past participle begilded)

(transitive) To gild; to cover with gold.

Anagrams

• bilged

Source: Wiktionary


Be*gild", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begilded or Begilt.]

Definition: To gild. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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