- overgilt
- , part. == gilt. St Kath. 158
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overgilt
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English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue … Wikipedia
overgild — /oh veuhr gild /, v.t., overgilded or overgilt, overgilding. 1. to cover with gilding. 2. to tint with a golden color: morning sunlight that overgilds the rooftops. [bef. 1050; ME overgilden, OE ofergyldan. See OVER , GILD1] * * * … Universalium
overgild — /oʊvəˈgɪld/ (say ohvuh gild) verb (t) (overgilded or overgilt, overgilding) to cover with gilding. {over + gild1} …
