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A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

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Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

To gild the lily

Home The Lexicon To gild the lily

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To gild the lily

Definition

To add unnecessary embellishment to something already good.

Language

English

Type

Floramorph

Subcategory

Flowers

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Verbs: Actions/States of Being

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