Gilt

Word GILT
Character 4
Hyphenation gilt
Pronunciations /ɡɪɫt/

Definitions and meanings of "Gilt"

What do we mean by gilt?

Covered with gold or gilt. adjective

Resembling gold, as in color or luster. adjective

A thin layer of gold or a paint containing or simulating gold that is applied in gilding. noun

Superficial brilliance or gloss. noun

Money. noun

A young sow that has not farrowed. noun

An obsolete variant of gild.

Money; geld. noun

A young female pig. noun

Gilded.

Of the color of gold; bright-yellow.

The material used in gilding. noun

One of a class of thieves. noun

A Middle English form of guilt. noun

A simplified spelling of guilt.

In archery, the innermost circle of the target; the gold. noun

Preterit of gild. noun

A female pig, when young. noun

Imp. & p. p. of gild.

To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

To adorn.

To decorate with a golden surface appearance.

To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.

To make appear drunk.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Gilt

The word "gilt" in example sentences

Queller had the first variety in gilt, meaning that it is gold-plated, and the second variety in copper. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A Qing dynasty yellow-ground vase, decorated with flowers and edged in gilt, broke the world record for the most expensive single piece of Chinese art sold, at $32.5 million. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was a heavy, leather-bound folio, the spine facing the audience, with the title The Rime of the Ancient Mariner etched in gilt onto it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Home-made chocolate truffles and amandines – an almond sweet – sit in gilt bowls, and slices of summer fruit glow gently in glass. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The originals hung in gilt frames in the grandest museums in the world, and tourists made pilgrimages to see them. ❋ Unknown (2005)

BELVOIR: Ah well-a-day for the poor gentlemen in gilt coaches. ❋ Unknown (1999)

If you're interested in gilt-edged accuracy, this is the one. ❋ Unknown (1999)

It requires the income derived from £2,000 in gilt edged securities to maintain a family in idleness. ❋ Unknown (1937)

That gentleman puts upon the back of his books the letters very much bolder than brass, in gilt, "Canada as It Is." ❋ Unknown (1905)

We now have our special committee, and our room, with "Woman Suffrage" in gilt letters, over the door. ❋ Unknown (1898)

Spain, while cut in gilt letters on a black plate, just a little nearer the edge of the building, is the inscription, ❋ Unknown (1888)

Some days ago coloured cards, printed in gilt letters, were sent round, inviting all the senator's friends to the mass, in this form: – ❋ Frances Erskine Inglis (1843)

A gossiping old nun, who hospitably filled my plate with everything, gave me the enclosed flag cut in gilt paper, which together with her custards and jellies, looked less unreal. ❋ Frances Erskine Inglis (1843)

"Long-term gilt rates are already at all-time lows and, given the current uncertainty in the market, asset prices may not respond." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Gilts are bonds issued by the Government and backed by the nation, giving them the name gilt-edged or 'gilts'. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The average returns of medium and long-term gilt funds are 2. 83% and that of short-term gilt funds are 2. 68%, as per data on the Value Research (a mutual funds research firm) website. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So if a medium-term gilt yields 3\%, my expected return on shares might be more like ❋ Unknown (2009)

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