The Clue
Put a coat on (4 letter answer)
The Answer
GILD
Tags
Notes
The answer GILD is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
Related Clues
Adorn
Aurify
Decorate
Embellish
___ the lily
Add unnecessarily
Adorn, in a way
Coat superficially
Decorate, as a book
Decorate expensively
Decorate a lily
Embellish richly
Overlay with gold
Richly adorn
Richly decorate
Apply gold leaf to
Coat with a gold color
Make deceptively attractive
Try in vain to improve a lily
Definition
GILD as a noun:
1. (club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order) = a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
GILD as a verb:
1. (gild, begild, engild) = decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold