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Gila monster
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands
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gild

gild [ gild ] (past and past participle gild·ed, present participle gild·ing, 3rd person present singular gilds)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. cover something with gold: to cover something with a thin layer of gold leaf or a substance that looks like gold

2. make something seem better: to make something seem better than it really is

3. color something gold: to give a golden color or tinge to something ( literary )

[ Old English gyldan< Germanic]

gild·er noun

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