1gilt1 (ɡɪlt
)
Definitions
verb
- a past tense and past participle of gild1
noun
- gold or a substance simulating it, applied in gilding
- another word for gilding (sense 1) , gilding (sense 2)
- superficial or false appearance of excellence; glamour
- a gilt-edged security
- See take the gilt off the gingerbread
adjective
- covered with or as if with gold or gilt; gilded
2gilt2 (ɡɪlt)
Definitions
noun
- a young female pig, esp one that has not had a litter
Word Origin
C15: from Old Norse gyltr; related to Old English gelte, Old High German gelza, Middle Low German gelte1gild1 (ɡɪld)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: gilds, gilding, gilded, gilt, ɡɪlt
(tr) - to cover with or as if with gold
- See gild the lily
- to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to
- archaic to smear with blood
Alternative Forms
ˈgilder nounWord Origin
Old English gyldan, from gold gold; related to Old Norse gylla, Middle High German vergüldenUsage examples
He was in the foyer of an ornate hotel, all white and gilt and potted cheese plants.
, Somewhere East of Life (1994)The Tata Gilt Securities Fund generated 8.06 per cent in absolute terms, which is not bad at all for a gilt fund.
Business Today (2002)The maximum exposure of any fund to investment in any gilt fund has been restricted to 5 per cent of its portfolio at any point of time.
Samachar (2005)His whole body was bowed, crumpled, as he sat in a gilt chair in the majestic surroundings of the Abbey.
Sun, News of the World (2002)We held our breaths as the long gilt cylinder began to turn, a golden hedgehog sending out its thin high hedgehog music.
, What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)