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[ verb ] decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
Used in print (Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)Set the apples in the pastry-lined tin , spread over them three tablespoonfuls of softened butter , with as much brown_sugar , a sprinkling of nutmeg , and a fresh bay_leaf , then lay on a cover of pastry , and gild it with beaten yolk of egg . |
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[ noun ] a formal association of people with similar interests
Examples "he joined a golf club" "they formed a small lunch society" "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" Related terms association sorority chapter fraternity country_club tennis_club yacht_club glee_club golf_club hunt Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars American_Legion bookclub racket_club athenaeum turnverein rowing_club slate_club chess_club secret_society service_club investors_club jockey_club club_member ordain |
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