Definitions for gilt
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gilt, gildingadjective

   a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

2. aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, goldenadjective

   having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

   "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. giltnoun

   A thin layer of gold or other metal; gilding

2. giltnoun

   money

3. gilt

   A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)

4. giltnoun

   A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

5. giltadjective

   golden coloured

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Giltnoun

   Golden show; gold laid on the surface of any matter. Now obsolete.

   Etymology: from gild.

   Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d,
   With rainy marching in the painful field. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

   When thou wast in thy gilt, and thy perfume, they mockt thee for too much curiosity: in thy rags thou know’st none, but art despis’d for the contrary. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   The double gilt of this opportunity you let time wash off. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

2. Giltthe participle of gild, which see.

   Where the gilt chariot never mark’d its way. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gilt

   Gilt refers to gold or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface, typically used for decorative purposes on objects, picture frames or parts of buildings. Additionally, in terms of investment, "gilt" is a term used in the UK to refer to government-issued bonds or securities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gilt

   of Gild

2. Giltverb

   a female pig, when young

3. Gilt

   imp. & p. p. of Gild

4. Gilt

   gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden yellow

5. Giltnoun

   gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding

6. Giltnoun

   money

7. Etymology: [See Geld, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gilt

   Gilt is a music album by artists Machines of Loving Grace which was released in 1995. The cover image was based upon a photograph taken by Robert Wiles in 1947 of Evelyn McHale who had leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gilt

   gilt, pa.t. and pa.p of gild.—n. that which is used for gilding.—adjs. Gild′ed; Gilt′-edged, having the edges gilt: of the highest quality, as 'gilt-edged securities'=those stocks whose interest is considered perfectly safe.—n. Gilt′-head, a popular name for several fishes, esp. a sparoid fish with a half-moon-shaped gold spot between the eyes.

2. Gilt

   gilt, n. (Shak.) money.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gilt

   A cant, but old term for money, on which Shakspeare (Henry V. act ii. scene 1) committed a well-known pun-- "Have for the gilt of France (O guilt indeed!)"

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How to pronounce gilt?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gilt in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gilt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of gilt in a Sentence

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Only those books come down which deserve to last . All the gilt edges, vellum and morocco, all the presentation copies to all the libraries will not preserve a book in circulation beyond its intrinsic date.

2. Dean Turner:

   In recent sessions, markets have been reacting to every indicator, opinion poll and betting odds alike. Sterling, the FTSE 100 and the gilt market are all (relatively) flat, leveling off from some of the cautiously optimistic rallies earlier in the week.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gilt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gilt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gilt
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gilt
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gilt
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gilt
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=gilt