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begilding

begilding is the present participle and gerund of begild.

Meaning of begild

Verb

begild (third-person singular simple present begilds, present participle begilding, simple past and past participle begilded or begilt)

  1. (dated, poetic, transitive) To cover with gold, or to make golden (in color, or figuratively).
    • bride-laces begilta. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second...

Questions about begilding

What is begilding the present participle and gerund of?
Begilding is the present participle and gerund of begild.

Words near begilding in the dictionary

  1. begifting
  2. begifts
  3. begigged
  4. begild
  5. begilded
  6. begilding
  7. begilds
  8. begilt
  9. begin
  10. begin at the wrong end
  11. begin upon

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