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English
Etymology
From en- + gild.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪŋˈɡɪld/, /ɛŋˈɡɪld/
Verb
engild (third-person singular simple present engilds, present participle engilding, simple past and past participle engilded or engilt)
- (transitive) To gild; to make splendid.
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Fair Helena, who most engilds the night.
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