gilt

[ gilt ]

/ gɪlt /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of gild¹.

adjective

gilded.

gold in color; golden.

noun

the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.

gilt-edged security.

Words related to gilt

golden, gaudy, painted, sparkling, gleaming, lustrous, alloyed, tinsel, plated, overlaid, meretricious, shiny, showy, specious

Words nearby gilt

gilman, charlotte p., gilolo, gilroy, gilson, gilsonite, gilt, gilt bronze, gilt-edged, gilthead, gilyak, gimbals

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gilt

gild gilt guild guilt

Definition for gilt (2 of 3)

gilt²

[ gilt ]

/ gɪlt /

noun

a young female swine, especially one that has not produced a litter.

Origin of gilt

1300–50; Middle English gilte < Old Norse gylta

Definition for gilt (3 of 3)

gild¹

[ gild ]

/ gɪld /

verb (used with object), gild·ed or gilt, gild·ing.

to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.

to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.

Archaic. to make red, as with blood.

Origin of gild

1300–50; Middle English gilden, Old English -gyldan; akin to gold

OTHER WORDS FROM gild

gild·a·ble, adjective

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She could hardly contain herself, as Ariadne and I had hoped, when she saw the gilt stairs leading up into the study.
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British Dictionary definitions for gilt (1 of 4)

gilt¹

/ (ɡɪlt) /

verb

a past tense and past participle of gild 1

noun

gold or a substance simulating it, applied in gilding

another word for gilding (def. 1), gilding (def. 2)

superficial or false appearance of excellence; glamour

a gilt-edged security

take the gilt off the gingerbread to destroy the part of something that gives it its appeal

adjective

covered with or as if with gold or gilt; gilded

British Dictionary definitions for gilt (2 of 4)

gilt²

/ (ɡɪlt) /

noun

a young female pig, esp one that has not had a litter

Word Origin for gilt

C15: from Old Norse gyltr; related to Old English gelte, Old High German gelza, Middle Low German gelte

British Dictionary definitions for gilt (3 of 4)

gild¹

/ (ɡɪld) /

verb gilds, gilding, gilded or gilt (ɡɪlt) (tr)

to cover with or as if with gold

gild the lily

to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful
to praise someone inordinately

to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to

archaic to smear with blood

Derived forms of gild

gilder, noun

Word Origin for gild

Old English gyldan, from gold gold; related to Old Norse gylla, Middle High German vergülden

British Dictionary definitions for gilt (4 of 4)

gild²

/ (ɡɪld) /

noun

a variant spelling of guild (def. 2)

Derived forms of gild

gildsman, noun

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