Deaurate

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To gild. obsolete, transitive

    "it is not lawfull that any thing should be in the liuely Temple of our ſoule, which is not eyther charitie, or ouer-guilded & deaurated with charity"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Gilded. not-comparable, obsolete

    "Of ſo eye bewitching a deaurate ruddie dy is the skincoat of this Lantſgraue, that happy is that nobleman who for his colours in armory can neereſt imitate his chimicall temper, nay which is more, if a man ſhould tell you that god Himens ſaffron colour’d robe were made of nothing but red herrings skins, you would hardly beleeue him: […]"

Example

More examples

"it is not lawfull that any thing should be in the liuely Temple of our ſoule, which is not eyther charitie, or ouer-guilded & deaurated with charity"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin deaurātus, perfect passive participle of deaurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

From Middle English deaurat, from Latin deaurātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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