Engild (Verb)
Meaning
Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The intricate designs on the manuscripts were painstakingly engilded by skilled artisans.
- To add a touch of luxury, the furniture makers chose to engild the edges of the cabinet's wooden panels.
- The ancient Greeks used techniques such as engilding to make their statues and idols appear more divine.
- The artist carefully engilded the delicate flower patterns on the porcelain vase to give it an air of elegance.
- In the Baroque period, artists would often engild the frameworks of mirrors to match the opulence of the time.