1. to gild again; to apply a new layer of gold or gold-colored coating to something

Examples

• The antique frame needed to be regilded after years of wear.
• They decided to regild the church’s dome for the centennial celebration.
• The restoration team will regild the ornate mirror next week.
• It costs more to regild furniture than to buy new pieces.
• The museum regilds its picture frames every decade.
• She learned how to regild jewelry in her metalworking class.