Definition of Gilt. Meaning of Gilt. Synonyms of Gilt

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Definition of Gilt

Gilt
Gilt Gilt, n. [See Geld, v. t.] (Zo["o]l.) A female pig, when young.
Gilt
Gilt Gilt, imp. & p. p. of Gild.
Gilt
Gilt Gilt, p. p. & a. Gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden yellow. ``Gilt hair' --Chaucer.
Gilt
Gilt Gilt, n. 1. Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding. --Shak. 2. Money. [Obs.] ``The gilt of France.' --Shak.
Gilt
Gild Gild, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gilded or Gilt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gilding.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold. [root]234. See Gold.] 1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold. ``Gilded chariots.' --Pope. No more the rising sun shall gild the morn. --Pope. 2. To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten. Let oft good humor, mild and gay, Gild the calm evening of your day. --Trumbull. 3. To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie. --Shak. 4. To make red with drinking. [Obs.] This grand liquior that hath gilded them. --Shak.

Meaning of Gilt from wikipedia

- Look up gilt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gilt may refer to: Gilt, a young female domestic pig Gilding, the application of a thin layer of precious...
- The gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) , also known as the gilthead, gilt-head seabream or silver seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging...
- Gilt edge or Gilt Edge may refer to: Gilding, the decorative technique Gilt Edge, Tennessee Gilt Edge, Alberta Gilt Edge, Nevada, now Atwood Gilt-edged...
- Silver-gilt or gilded/gilt silver, sometimes known in American English by the French term vermeil, is silver (either pure or sterling) which has been...
- Gilt-edged securities, also referred to as gilts, are bonds issued by the UK Government. The term is of British origin, and then referred to the debt securities...
- 2008. It added Gilt Groupe ****an, Gilt Fuse, and travel site Jetsetter in 2009. It later added, Gilt City and Gilt Home in 2010 and Gilt Taste in 2011...
- described as "gilt". Where metal is gilded, the metal below was traditionally silver in the West, to make silver-gilt (or vermeil) objects, but gilt-bronze is...
- French refer to this technique as "bronze doré"; in English, it is known as "gilt bronze". Around 1830, legislation in France had outlawed the use of mercury...
- The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig...
- Tubog sa Ginto (English: Dipped in Gold) is a 1971 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka, based on the comic serials created by Mars Ravelo for Tagalog...