Gilt

Quick meaning: Gilt is a noun meaning (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.

Meaning

(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable, slang) Money.
2. (countable, finance, UK) A security (usually a bond) issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged).
3. Golden coloured; gilded.
4. simple past and past participle of gild
5. (UK, regional) A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.
6. (obsolete, uncountable) A gilded object, an object covered with gold.

Example Sentences

higher gilt yields

three corrupted men […] Have, for the gilt of France,—O guilt indeed!— Confirm'd conspiracy with fearful France

The sun was rising; it gilt the hill tops and gradually threw its lustre over the dark pine forests on the mountain slopes.

The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.

Word Forms

• gilts

Synonyms for gilt

Depending on context, synonyms include aureate, chromatic, gilded, golden, gold, gilding.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include golden, aureate, gold, colored, chromatic, cloth.

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