overgild
American
[oh-ver-gild]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈgɪld /
verb (used with object)
overgilded,
overgilt,
overgilding
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to cover with gilding.
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to tint with a golden color.
morning sunlight that overgilds the rooftops.
Etymology
Origin of overgild
before 1050; Middle English overgilden, Old English ofergyldan. See over-, gild 1
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