gilded

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡɪldɪd/

Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of gild

Adjective

1. Having the color or quality of gold.
2. Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.
3. Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated.
   • 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 7

     All that glisters is not gold;

     Often have you heard that told:

     Many a man his life hath sold

     But my outside to behold:

     Gilded tombs do worms infold.

     Had you been as wise as bold,

     Young in limbs, in judgement old,

     Your answer had not been inscroll'd:

     Fare you well; your suit is cold.

Translations

• French: doré
• Italian: dorato
• Portuguese: dourado, áureo
• Russian: золоти́стый
• Spanish: dorado

Translations

• French: doré
• German: vergoldet
• Portuguese: áureo
• Russian: позоло́ченный
• Spanish: áureo (poetic)

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