Definition of Gilt

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Definition of Gilt
	Gilt of Gild A female pig, when young. imp. & p. p. of Gild. Gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden yellow. Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding. Money. Related Definitions: Color, Covered, Female, Gild, Gilded, Gilding, Gold, Golden, Imp, Laid, Money, Of, On, Or, Pig, Surface, That, The, Thing, When, Which, With, Yellow, Young

Gilt Quotations

Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.
Mary Wollstonecraft

But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands.
Gustave Flaubert

Quicksilver is used for many purposes; without it, neither silver nor brass can be properly gilt.
Marcus V. Pollio

Gilt Translations

gilt in German is vergoldete, vergoldet
gilt in Norwegian is forgylt, forgylling

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