gilded. 1  covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. 2  having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth.
The verb RECUSE has 2 senses: 1. disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case. 2. challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law. Familiarity information: RECUSE used as a verb is rare.
A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude. adjective. Withdrawn from the world; reclusive. Middle English, from Old French reclus, from Latin reclÅ«sus, past participle of reclÅ«dere, to shut up: re- , re- + claudere, to close.