gild
verb (used with object)
to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
had gilded
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past perfectof gild.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In an interview this spring with The Royal Family Channel, Ms. Blessley said the chair originally had gilded glasswork and would have appeared to be metallic.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
It had gilded company off the boil, no consolation with the Augusta National on the horizon.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 28, 2011
Where once pastel mansions had gilded green canyons, a snaggle-toothed rubble of chimneys now disfigured the Mecca of conspicuous consumption.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sissy explained that she had bought a bit of gold paint powder, mixed it with a few drops of banana oil and had gilded each penny.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
I left my old home and my friends in the East, Ambitious to better my fortunes, forsooth; And seek amid scenes of the strenuous West, The gold which had gilded the dreams of my youth.
From By Trench and Trail in Song and Story by Angus MacKay
