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gilt

/ɡɪɫt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
  2. To adorn.
  3. To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
  4. To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
  5. To make appear drunk.
  6. Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
  7. Money.
  8. A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)
  9. A gilded object, an object covered with gold.
  10. Golden coloured.
  11. A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data