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Also Inflected form of gild

gilt

US/ɡɪlt/ rare obsolete slang uk
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

  • “long aureate (or golden) hair”
  • “a gold carpet”
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noun

1.

a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

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Origin

Past participle of gild (“to cover in gold”), thus meaning literally “(something) covered in gold”. Ultimately related to gold (which see). Compare feed, which is related (similarly by ablaut) to food. Cognate with Dutch (ver)guld, Icelandic gyllt and Faroese gylt.

Phrases

  • fire gilt
  • gilt silver
  • gilt-head bream
  • take the gilt off the gingerbread

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