English

Noun

gilt ‎(usually uncountable, plural gilts)

1. (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
2. (uncountable, slang) Money.
3. (countable, finance) A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)

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Adjective

gilt ‎(comparative more gilt, superlative most gilt)

1. Golden coloured.
   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 10, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.

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Etymology 2

See geld.

Noun

gilt ‎(plural gilts)

1. A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

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Verb

gilt

1. simple past tense and past participle of gild

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlt

Verb

gilt

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of gillen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of gillen

Anagrams

• ligt

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪlt/

Verb

gilt

1. Third-person singular present of gelten.