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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