gildverb [ T ]
uk/ɡɪld/us/ɡɪld/to cover a surface with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like gold
literary to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-coloured light:
Sunlight gilded the children's faces.
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Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- amalgam
- arc welding
- brass
- cast iron
- Duralumin
- ferromagnetic
- ferromagnetism
- gilt
- hallmark
- heavy metal
- magnetic
- magneto
- metallurgy
- metalwork
- nickel-plated
- pewter
- spot-welding
- titanium
- weld
- welder
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Covering and adding layers
Giving out light
Idiom(s)
gild the lily