simple past tense and past participle of gild

(UK, regional) A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.

(of yarn, cord, thread, etc.) To wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, creating 'gimped yarn', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See gimped.

(informal) A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet. / (informal) A crippled leg. / (informal) A limp or a limping gait.

(intransitive, informal) To limp; to hobble. / (transitive, video games, slang) To make underpowered; to limit or restrict the useful effects of.

(dated, Scotland and N England) Neat; trim; delicate; slender; handsome; spruce; elegant.

Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Something showy but worthless; a bauble or gimmick.

(transitive) To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge. / (transitive) To embellish with gimcracks.