gilded is a form of:

Gild



verbpast tense: Gilt/Gilded ; past participle: Gilt/Gilded ; present participle: Gilding ; 3rd person singular present Gilds
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (To make gold in color, to brighten, to give a fair appearance to) ការឡៃមាស, ស្រោបមាស, បិទមាស
Example: To gild a picture frame, the sun gilded the sky.
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: Gilt/Gilded ; past participle: Gilt/Gilded ; present participle: Gilding ; 3rd person singular present Gilds
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To make red with drinking.