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overgild

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[oh-ver-gild] / ˌoʊ vərˈgɪld /

verb (used with object)

overgilded, overgilt, overgilding

  1. to cover with gilding.

  2. 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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