gild
verb (used with object)
to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
has gilded
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present perfectof gild (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The reimagined sphinx has gilded feathers on its red and blue wings; a golden choker decorates its neck.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
The hall has gilded statues, crystal chandeliers, and a painted ceiling.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
By miscasting all three major roles, adding 35 minutes to the original film's running time and reaching for cheap effects, the director has gilded a lily and then shredded it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Acclaim has gilded every aspect of her life.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tintoret, the greatest master of pictorial effect that ever existed, has gilded the ribs of the fig-leaves in his “Resurrection,” in the Scuola di San Rocco.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) by John Ruskin
