parcel-gilt
adjective
partly gilded, esp (of an item of silverware) having the inner surface gilded
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Word Origin for parcel-gilt
C15: from parcel (in the obsolete adv sense: partly) + gilt 1
Words nearby parcel-gilt
parbuckle, Parca, Parcae, parcel, parcel gilding, parcel-gilt, parceling, parcel out, parcel post, parcel tanker, parcenary
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Example sentences from the Web for parcel-gilt
From Hyderabad in the Deccan is a parcel-gilt vase, an example of pierced-work, the opus interassile of the Romans.