OVERGILD

Etymology

Verb

overgild (third-person singular simple present overgilds, present participle overgilding, simple past and past participle overgilt or overgilded)

(transitive) To cover with gilding.

Anagrams

• log drive

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*gild", v. t. Etym: [AS. ofergyldan.]

Definition: To gild over; to varnish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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