gild
verb (used with object)
to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
have gilt
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present perfectof gild.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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Every Christmas brings us livres de luxe in plenty, books which are no books, but have gilt and magenta covers, and great staring illustrations.
From The Library by Andrew Lang
Of forß ȝhone folk ſal tak one them the flycht: Wharffor, madem, that ȝhe have gilt to mend, 3016 My conſell is one to ȝhon knycht ȝe ſend.”
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
My goode fader, tell therfore, Of Ydelnesse if I have gilt.
From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by G. C. (George Campbell) Macaulay
The doors of the principal entrance are painted red, and have gilt hinges fashioned in the shape of rampant lions spreading over nearly their entire surface.
From Rides on Railways by Samuel Sidney
No books sold here have gilt edges unless they are priced at 5s. and upwards.
From Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll
