| 单词 | to gild over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto gild over 5. to gild over. extracted from gildv. a. transitive. To cover (something) with gilding, so as to conceal defects. Chiefly figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > counterfeiting > counterfeit [verb (transitive)] false1303 counterfeit1560 to gild over1574 the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (transitive)] > make drunk > make partially drunk dozy1568 to gild over1574 mizzle1583 flustera1616 stain1631 elevatea1704 flustrate1712 jollify1824 tipsify1837 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > present speciously [verb (transitive)] > improve appearance paintc1390 set1540 daub1543 plaster1546 varnish1571 to gild over1574 adorn1589 parget1592 glaze1605 apparel1615 pranka1616 lustre1627 candidate1628 varnish1641 lacquer1688 whitewash1703 tinsel1748 duff1750 fineer1765 veneer1847 superficialize1851 gloss1879 window dress1913 beglamour1926 sportswash2012 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job xcix. 467/1 Looke me vpon an Antike of timber, it is well guilded ouer, and it glistreth maruellously: but within it shall bee eaten with mothes or other wormes. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 150 Your daies seruice at Shrewsbury, hath a little guilded ouer your nights exploit on Gadshill. View more context for this quotation 1648 Hunting of Fox 45 Counterfeit coyn, sleightly gilded over. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. iii. 208 Satans second care for the advancement of Errour..is to gild it over with specious pretences. 1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 1 All their countenances were guilded o're with a liuely, sparkling pleasantness. 1702 J. Dunton Hist. Living Men vii. 89 He esteems 'em venemous, tho' they come gilded over with the colour of Gratuity. 1773 J. Warner Descr. & Use New-invented Portable Instrument 4 If an unknown Quantity of Silver be..guilt over with an unknown Quantity of Gold.., the Weight of each Metal may separately be found. 1815 A. MacTaggart Hortensia i. iii, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre IV. 153 Beauty gilds Her vices o'er, which more securely harm. 1933 Times 1 Dec. 7/2 That widespread social habit [sc. betting] would be enormously increased if it were gilded over by the specious plea that it was in the interest of charity. 2016 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 Dec. c 1 Casino design served multiple purposes: to amuse idle blue bloods, to gild over the ugly manipulation of greed at the heart of gambling, and to give the nouveaux riches a sense of belonging. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (transitive)] > make drunk fordrenchc1000 indrunkena1300 mazec1390 distemper1491 whittle1530 swill1548 inebriate1555 disguise1560 intoxicatea1566 tipple1566 overtake1577 betipple1581 seethe1599 fuddlec1600 fox1611 wound1613 cupa1616 fuzzle1621 to gild overa1625 sousea1625 tip1637 tosticate1650 drunkify1664 muddle1668 tipsy1673 sop1682 fuzz1685 confound1705 mellowa1761 prime1788 lush1821 soak1826 touch1833 rosin1877 befuddle1887 slew1888 lush1927 wipe1972 a1625 J. Fletcher Chances iv. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ccc/1 Duke. Is she not drunk too? Whore. A little guilded o'er. < as lemmas |
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