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Gilt

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aureateGolden in color or shine.
chromaticUses relating to colour
gildedMade of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.
goldennounMade of, or relating to, gold.
goldnoun(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
gildingnoun(uncountable) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
colorednounHaving a color.

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goldennounMade of, or relating to, gold.
aureateGolden in color or shine.
goldnoun(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
colorednounHaving a color.
chromaticUses relating to colour
clothnoun(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
parcelnounA package wrapped for shipment.
auricnounPertaining to an aura.
aurousRelating to gold.
aurulentGold in color.
gold-platedHaving a thin layer of gold applied to the surface, often by electrolysis.
gold-leafed
gold-colored
gilt-edgedOf the highest quality.
oroidenoun(dated) An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry.
geltnoun(originally UK, especially thieves' cant and Polari, later Judaism and general slang) Money.
silvergiltnounAlternative form of silver-gilt. [gilded silver, silver covered with a thin layer of gold]
giltwoodnounWood that has been gilded or painted gold.
silver giltnounAlternative form of silver-gilt. [gilded silver, silver covered with a thin layer of gold]
yiltnoun(UK, regional) Alternative form of gilt (“young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding”). [(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.]

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