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• silver gilt
  silver gilt

  noun

  an ornamental coating of silver, silver leaf, or a silver-colored substance.
• silver-gilt
  silver-gilt

  noun

  silver covered with a thin film of gold

silver gilt

American  

noun

1. an ornamental coating of silver, silver leaf, or a silver-colored substance.

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silver-gilt British  

noun

1. silver 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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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

But the piece de resistance, a black gown with a dramatic full skirt, fluttered by literally and figuratively with all-encompassing silver gilt butterflies.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2018

Mr. Patteson was presented with a replica in silver gilt of three pieces of ancient plate in the possession of the Corporation.

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Charles Mackie

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

The woman depicted here was likely aristocratic, Ng said, judging by her pink dress brocaded in silver-gilt and silver-wound thread, white neck ruff and fine jewelry.

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023

His 19th-century silver-gilt dinner service alone was worth more than the average home in Pittsburgh.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021

The cross was among more than 100 gold, silver and other items, including a beautiful gold bird-shaped pin and a silver-gilt vessel.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2020

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