Gild

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To make red with drinking.

II. Gild ·vt To make attractive; to Adorn; to Brighten.

III. Gild ·vt To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold.

IV. Gild ·vt To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to Embellish; as, to gild a lie.