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Gilt, also spelled gild, means to cover something with a layer of gold or gold color.

(verb)

An example of gilt is painting a statue with 14K gold.

Gilt is defined as something covered in gold.

(adjective)

An example of gilt is a picture frame covered with gold leaf.

The definition of a gilt is a young female pig.

(noun)

An example of a gilt is a girl piglet.

See gilt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

gild

adjective

overlaid with gilding

noun

gilding

noun

a young female pig; immature sow

Origin: ME gilte < ON gyltr: for IE base see geld

See gilt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

A past tense and a past participle of gild¹.

adjective

Covered with gold or gilt.
Resembling gold, as in color or luster.

noun

A thin layer of gold or something simulating gold that is applied in gilding.
Superficial brilliance or gloss.
Slang Money.

noun

A young sow that has not farrowed.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, young sow

Origin: , from Old Norse gyltr

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