gild ~ guild:
[‘gild’ rhymes with ‘guild’]
a gild decorative ornament
“Gild”, for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here , means ‘to cover something with a thin sheet of gold or gold paint’, and a person who can gild something is called a ‘gilder‘,
e.g.
He is so rich that he has had all his picture (photo)-frames gilded.
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a carpenters’ guild
“Guild”, also written ‘gild’; or the right pronunciation of this word, please click here, means ‘a society or an association of people with similar interests and/or a common goal — women’s guild, writers’ guild, editors’ guild, craft-men’s guild, etc.’,
e.g.
‘Editors’ Guild’, which is formed to protect the interests of all the editors of different newspapers, condemned the arrest of the investigative reporter.
