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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

Example Sentences

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

In Latin he read out loud: "Item, a binding with the psalter of St Thomas, bound in silver gilt, decorated with jewels…"

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2020

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

And again, there is produced in her dark alleys and dirty lanes an article of silver gilt embroidery of unequaled excellence.

From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Ballou, Maturin Murray