Gilda

[ gil-duh ]

/ ˈgɪl də /

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noun

a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”

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In her quest to design the perfect aerobics uniform, one that was both functional and fashionable, Gilda teamed up with a manufacturer who until then had specialized in car seat upholstery.
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In 1975, Gilda introduced the Flexatard, a nylon-Lycra blend leotard with all the support of a girdle and none of the cultural baggage.
If you love your workout gear, thank the girdles and Flexatards of the past|Danielle Friedman|February 15, 2022|Popular-Science
Apparently, the Major Case Squad is employed when homicides are fresh, East St. Louis Det. Gilda Johnson told me.
The Disappearing Cops of East St. Louis|Justin Glawe|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In theory the Gilda Mercatoria might be kept distinct from the Communa, but in practice the two bodies were found to be identical.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert

Another version says, 33 agros terre quos burgenses semper habuerunt in gilda eorum de donis omnium regum.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Gerster undertaking the part of "Gilda," which she sang with rare delicacy and brilliancy of vocalization, so that "Brava's!"
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II|James H. Mapleson
Gilda's father was one of the King's guards and when she heard the Messenger's call, "A light for the castle fire!"
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On the night of a great ball at the Duke's palace he was thinking of his latest love, Gilda, the jester's daughter.
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