gild
/ɡɪld/verb
उच्चारण गिल्ड
सोने का पानी चढ़ाना, मुलम्मा चढ़ाना
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verb
- 1
[T]
to cover sth with a thin layer of gold or gold paint
सोने का पानी चढ़ाना, मुलम्मा चढ़ाना
- The dome of the temple was gilded last year.
- The craftsmen gild the frames by hand.
Synonyms gold-plate
- 2
[T] literary
to make sth look bright, as if covered with gold
सुनहरा कर देना, सुनहरी आभा से भर देना
- The setting sun gilded the waters of the Ganga.
¶Idioms 1
gild the lily
to spoil sth that is already good or beautiful by trying to improve it further
अच्छी-भली चीज़ को और सजाने के चक्कर में बिगाड़ देना, बेवजह सजावट करना
- Her speech was perfect, so adding more quotations would be gilding the lily.
- The dish tastes wonderful as it is; don't gild the lily.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
gold-plate
?Which word?
Do not confuse gild (to cover with gold) and guild (an organisation of people who do the same job), which sound exactly the same.
Gild (सोने का पानी चढ़ाना) और guild (एक ही काम करने वाले लोगों का संगठन) का उच्चारण बिल्कुल एक जैसा है, इसलिए इन्हें confuse न करें।