silver gilt
noun
an ornamental coating of silver, silver leaf, or a silver-colored substance.
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silver-giltnounsilver covered with a thin film of gold
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Etymology
Origin of silver gilt
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
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Among the historic items is the silver gilt Bodkin Cup from 1525, insured on its own for more than £1m.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
Two maces, made of silver gilt over oak and date from between 1660 and 1695, will also feature.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2023
The Fabergé cigar box, sporting a green and blue peacock, is made of silver gilt, enamel and gold, plus one sapphire.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Though widely unknown to most, the ornate 5-foot silver gilt mace carries deep significance to lawmakers and represents the authority of the British monarch in Parliament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2018
The pin beside it is of silver gilt, the centre decorated with a raised garnet.
From Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture by F. W. (Frederick William) Fairholt
The silver-gilt spoon is the oldest piece in the regalia, probably made for Henry II or Richard I in the 12th century.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2023
His 19th-century silver-gilt dinner service alone was worth more than the average home in Pittsburgh.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021
Wimbledon trophies Swedish tennis star Bjorn Borg sold five silver-gilt Wimbledon trophies – only to buy them back again.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2015
Tall glasses from Switzerland, stoneware tankards from Cologne, covered beakers from Austria, and silver-gilt mugs from Hamburg and the German-speaking merchant cities of the Baltic, all the way from Luebeck to Riga.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2014
He did so by finding out how much gold was needed to coat silver wire in order to obtain silver-gilt.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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