Definition of Gild
to make a light cover of gold or fake gold over something
Examples of Gild in a sentence
Jewelers have a tendency to gild cheaper rings, necklaces and bracelets with the least amount of authentic gold just so they can call it gold jewelry.
The painter would gild the painting of the woman’s dress on the canvas so that it would stand out with this flashy yellowish color.
On the invitations for couple’s wedding anniversary, the printers decided to gild the front of the invitations since it pertained to their 50th wedding anniversary.
For the golden tickets in the movie, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, someone would gild the tickets to make them appear real.
To gild the earrings, the jeweler took a tiny paintbrush and delicately painted the gold onto the earrings.
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