- engild
- transitive verb Date: 15th century to make bright with or as if with light
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
engild
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Engild — En*gild , v. t. To gild; to make splendent. [1913 Webster] Fair Helena, who most engilds the night. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engild — /en gild /, v.t. to brighten with or as with golden light: rays of the sun engilding the city s towers. [1350 1400; ME; see EN1 , GILD1] * * * … Universalium
engild — en·gild … English syllables
engild — verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold • Syn: ↑gild, ↑begild • Derivationally related forms: ↑gilder (for: ↑gild), ↑gilding (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bedaub — Synonyms and related words: apply paint, attaint, bedizen, begild, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bestain, black, blacken, blur, brand, brush on paint, butter, calcimine, coat, color, complexion, cover, dab, darken, daub, deep dye … Moby Thesaurus
bedizen — Synonyms and related words: adorn, apply paint, array, beautify, bedaub, bedeck, begild, besmear, blazon, brush on paint, calcimine, coat, color, complexion, cover, dab, dandify, daub, deck, deck out, decorate, deep dye, dip, distemper, dizen,… … Moby Thesaurus
begild — Synonyms and related words: apply paint, aurify, bedaub, bedizen, besmear, brush on paint, calcimine, coat, color, complexion, cover, dab, daub, deep dye, dip, distemper, double dye, dye, emblazon, enamel, engild, face, fast dye, fresco, gild,… … Moby Thesaurus
besmear — Synonyms and related words: apply paint, attaint, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmirch, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bestain, black, blacken, blur, brand, brush on paint, butter, calcimine, coat, color, complexion, cover, dab, darken, daub, deep dye,… … Moby Thesaurus
calcimine — Synonyms and related words: apply paint, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, brush on paint, chalk, coat, color, complexion, cover, dab, daub, deep dye, dip, distemper, double dye, dye, emblazon, enamel, engild, face, fast dye, fresco, gild, glaze … Moby Thesaurus
coat — Synonyms and related words: Eton jacket, Leatherette, Leatheroid, Mao jacket, anorak, apply paint, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, blanket, blazer, blouse, body coat, bolero, bomber jacket, bonnet, boot, breech, bristle, brush on paint, butter … Moby Thesaurus
