To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful. The expression is a condensation of Shakespeare's metaphor in King John: "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily ... is wasteful and ridiculous excess." i.e., you wouldn't need to add gold to a beautiful lily.
by _Andy_ June 24, 2006
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Lith: OMFG GILDED STAR LT PRIDE?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!?
P2: Are you a lith?
Lith: 99 STR?!?!??!?!? Gibe moni plos.
P2: Are you a lith?
Lith: 99 STR?!?!??!?!? Gibe moni plos.
by MisterSquish August 5, 2009
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