Gild

gild, v. t. [gilded or gilt; gilding.] To overlay or overspread with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a gold-like color; to illuminate, brighten; to give a fair external appearance to. — Gild'Ing, n. Art or practice of overlaying things with gold leaf or a coating of gold; a thin surface of gold covering some other substance. — Gilt, n. Gilding.