gilt

gilt ¹  (glt)

v.

A past tense and a past participle of gild¹.

adj.

1. Covered with gold or gilt.

2. Resembling gold, as in color or luster.

n.

1. A thin layer of gold or something simulating gold that is applied in gilding.

2. Superficial brilliance or gloss.

3. Slang Money.

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gilt ²  (glt)

n.

A young sow that has not farrowed.

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[Middle English, young sow, from Old Norse gyltr.]

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gilt¹

vb

a past tense and past participle of gild¹

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) gold or a substance simulating it, applied in gilding

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) another word for gilding [1] [2]

3. superficial or false appearance of excellence; glamour

4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) a gilt-edged security

take the gilt off the gingerbread to destroy the part of something that gives it its appeal

adj

covered with or as if with gold or gilt; gilded

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gilt²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a young female pig, esp one that has not had a litter

[from Old Norse gyltr; related to Old English gelte, Old High German gelza, Middle Low German gelte]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gilt - a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold gilding coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
Adj.	1.	gilt - having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" gilded, golden, aureate, gold chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

gilt [gɪlt]

A. PP of gild

B. N

1. → dorado m

2. gilts (Fin) → papel msing del Estado, valores mpl de máxima confianza

C. ADJ → dorado

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gilt [ˈgɪlt]

n → dorure f

adj [jewellery, frame] → doré(e)
gilt-edged stock [ˌgɪltedʒdˈstɒk] n (government-issued) → obligation f d'État (= safe investment) → valeur f de père de famille

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gilt ptp of gild

n

(= material) → Vergoldung f; to take the gilt off the gingerbread (fig) → jdm die Freude verderben

(Fin) gilts → mündelsichere Wertpapiere pl

adj → vergoldet

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gilt [gɪlt]

1. n → doratura

2. adj → dorato/a

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gilt [gɪlt]

1. n → doratura

2. adj → dorato/a

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gilt

n gilt [gilt]

a gold or gold-like substance a tiny vase covered with gilt; (also adjective ) a gilt brooch. verguldsel زخارف ذهبيَّه позлата zlacení; pozlacení forgyldning; forgyldt die Vergoldung, vergoldet επιχρύσωση dorado kullatis آب طلا kulta dorure; doré ציפוי זהב मुलम्मा, गिल्ट का काम pozlata aranyozás lapisan emas gylling doratura; dorato 金めっき (の) 금박 paauksavimas; paauksuotas apzeltījums; apzeltīts sepuhan air emas verguldsel forgylling pozłota, pozłacany douradura poleială; aurire позолота zlátenie; pozlátený pozlatilo; pozlačen pozlata förgyllning การเคลือบทอง altın yaldız 鍍金塗層 позолота; позолочений سونے کا پانی vàng mạ 金色涂层, 镀金

adj gilt-ˈedged

safe to invest in and certain to produce interest gilt-edged stocks. prima مَضْمون сигурен bezpečně výnosné guldrandet erstklassig ασφαλής (για μετοχή) de máxima garantía esmaklassilised (väärtpaberid) مرغوب؛ سودآور kultareunainen de tout repos בטוח निवेश करने के लिए सुरक्षित शेयर prvorazredan, siguran za investiciju értékálló aman gulltryggður, mjög traustur sicuro 優良株の 일류의, 우량한 garantuotas droši [] kukuh goudgerand gullkantet, ekstra fin pewny, korzystny de confiança fără riscuri особо надёжные prvotriedny; bezpečne výnosný zanesljiv siguran guldkantad ปลอดภัย sağlam, güvenilir 績優(股票) високонадійний بہت معتبر bảo đảm 金边的