gilt
/ɡɪɫt/
verb
- 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.
noun
- 1
Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
- 2
Money.
- 3
A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)
- 4
A gilded object, an object covered with gold.
adjective
- 1
Golden coloured.
noun
- 1
A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.
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