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overgilding

overgilding is the present participle and gerund of overgild.

Meaning of overgild

Verb

overgild (third-person singular simple present overgilds, present participle overgilding, simple past and past participle overgilded or overgilt)

  1. (transitive) To cover with gilding.

Questions about overgilding

What is overgilding the present participle and gerund of?
Overgilding is the present participle and gerund of overgild.

Words near overgilding in the dictionary

  1. overgets
  2. overgetting
  3. overgifted
  4. overgild
  5. overgilded
  6. overgilding
  7. overgilds
  8. overgilt
  9. overgird
  10. overgirded
  11. overgirding

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