gild Copy link Outline 1. ĭnauro, 12. expr. by aurum and a verb to g. a roof, tecto aurum illinere, Sen. Ep. 119, 11 • gild: 1. ĭnauro, 1: to g. brazen tiles, tegulas aeneas i., Plin.: a g.'d statue, statua inaurata, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, 50. 2. expr. by aurum and a verb to g. a roof, tecto aurum illinere, Sen. Ep. 119, 11: Plin.: to g. wood, aurum ligno inducere (obducere), Plin. 35, 6, 17: v. to overlay.