Definition of “gilt”

A collector's gem with two folding colour plates and original cloth boards, red leather and gilt decoration.

A four-foot chandelier hung from a high gilt ceiling that rose in a dome over the foyer.

Dark, uncleaned oil paintings in heavy gilt frames hung above them.

He did not return but replacement Mike Rayer proved his worth with a gilt edged performance.

His mother's voice cried out, reached him in the hall as he passed the great gilt mirror.

On a distant ceiling, between languorous maidens clothed only in gilt , murals of Mediterranean scenes hang like constellations.

The mirror was cracked and dulled around its edges, the occasional remains of gilt mouldings clinging to its frame.

The much-hyped traditional Indian favourite, gilt , is on the wane.

The reception hall was all white, with crystal chandeliers of a simple design and restrained wall panel details picked out in gilt.