to begild

Examples

• All

• She hoped to begild the plain frame and make it worthy of the masterpiece within.

• A subtle light seemed to begild the hills at sunset, giving them a luminous glow.

• They decided to begild the old frame.

• The artist begilds the edges of her paintings.

• The artist decided to begild the painting's frame to enhance its beauty.

• The skilled artisans begild the furniture to give it an elegant touch.

• During the restoration, they begilded the ancient manuscript with gold leaf.

Synonyms

I

to illuminate

vsto begild

5 8.3

To decorate old hand-written books with gold and bright pictures

is a general act of gold decoration, not limited to manuscript art

G

to gild

vsto begild

5 7.0

Cover an object with a thin layer of gold or metal that looks like gold

allows broader decoration, not only thin layered applications

G

to gold-plate

vsto begild

• Specialized

2 5.5

To put a thin layer of gold on something

is about decorative application rather than technical industrial methods

E

to engild

vsto begild

• Archaic

9.9

To cover something with gold or thin gold leaf

emphasizes leaf or liquid gold appearance rather than general coatings

G

to goldplate

vsto begild

• Specialized

6.5

To cover an object with a thin layer of gold

focuses on visual decoration rather than the technical industrial process

L

to lumine

vsto begild

• Archaic

9.9

To decorate a book page with gold or bright colors

is a general gold decoration not tied to manuscript styles

A

to aurify

vsto begild

9.9

To make something look golden

involves applying real gold or a gold-like material rather than just color

Antonyms

S

to strip

• Specialized

15 6.3

Remove a substance or part from material like soil

How Gilded

to gold-plate

• Specialized

2 5.5

gold leaf

6 4.3

to begild

• Archaic

9.9

to paint

854 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology