<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) gilded or gilt, gilding.</li><li>to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.</li><li>to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.</li><li>Archaic: to make red, as with blood.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>gilded.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.</li><li>gilt-edged security.</li></ul>