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- verb Present participle of
gild the lily .
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john commented on the word gilding the lily
oops... i meant to type guild the lily
October 8, 2007
burntsox commented on the word gilding the lily
This has a strangely sexual connotation - if someone offered to gild my lilly, I would at least want dinner first.
March 19, 2008
sparsile commented on the word gilding the lily
heehee
March 28, 2008