Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gilding

1 sense of gilding

Sense 1
gilt, gilding -- (a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold)
       => coating, coat -- (a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gild

1 sense of gild

Sense 1
gild, begild, engild -- (decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold)
       => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")