Gild and Guild - Mixed
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Glory be! What’s the difference between gild and guild?
Don’t flip your gills
over this one.
First, gild is a verb, and guild
is a noun. That’s a pretty clear tip-off. But the meanings of these two words
are anything but interchangeable as well.
To gild something is to coat it with gold. A gilded art frame, for instance, may be covered in gold leaf. A guild is an establishment of like-minded people, such as a club
or a special-interest organization.
Take a gander at this
example of good uses of gild and guild.
Our guide, a member of the gold leaf guild, pointed out the
glorious gilding on the guild’s golden gate. “It takes great
skill to gild like that,” the guide
said.
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Your post just made my head spin. Thanks for the lessons.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post. I have always been fascinated by words that look and sound alike but have different meanings.
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ReplyDeleteThis was really fun! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteVery clever concept. I enjoyed that. :)
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