silver gilt

noun

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

Words nearby silver gilt

silver fizz, silver fluoride, silver foil, silver fox, silver frost, silver gilt, silver goal, silver gray, silver hake, silver halide, silver iodate

Origin of silver gilt

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

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Examples from the Web for silver-gilt

Many were the royal hearts placed in neat little golden and silver-gilt boxes, which formerly adorned the church.
The Churches of Paris|S. Sophia Beale
The Countess raised her delicate head and looked at the silver-gilt clock.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen
The crosier is of silver-gilt, and weighs about seven or eight pounds.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson
Another, of silver-gilt, containing the upper part of the head, used to be at the Abbey of Poissy.
The Churches of Paris|S. Sophia Beale

He gave her a distaff and spindle, of silver-gilt, and a silk handkerchief.
Basque Legends|Wentworth Webster

British Dictionary definitions for silver-gilt

silver-gilt

noun

silver covered with a thin film of gold

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silver gilt

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