Regild

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To gild again. transitive

    "In 1999, they regilded the spire of the Shwedagon Pagoda, which now glitters with 53 tons of gold and 4,341 diamonds on the crowning orb."

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"In 1999, they regilded the spire of the Shwedagon Pagoda, which now glitters with 53 tons of gold and 4,341 diamonds on the crowning orb."

Etymology

From re- + gild.

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