Answer:

gilds

Answer	Crossword Clue
GILDS	Adorns unnecessarily
GILDS	Brightens
GILDS	Overdoes the decorations

GILDS	Coats with gold
GILDS	Embellishes
GILDS	... the lily
GILDS	Coats with gold leaf
GILDS	Decorates richly
GILDS	Illuminates.
GILDS	Glosses over.
GILDS	Beautifies superficially.

GILDS	Ruins a lily
GILDS	Makes glittery
GILDS	Makes aureate
GILDS	Aurifies
GILDS	Decorates expensively
GILDS	Decorates nicely
GILDS	Adorns a lily
GILDS	Fancifies

GILDS	Gives an expensive coat to
GILDS	Makes deceptively attractive