Meaning
1 sensesGolden coloured; gilded.
gülden
золотистыйzolotistyj
позолоченийpozoločenyj, золотистийzolotystyj
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Examples
6 sentencesThe binding is white buckram, with dark green cloth sides richly gilt.
I can't decide whether to invest in a corporate bond or a gilt.
While the rest of us toil, the robber barons eat from gilt tableware.
deWährend wir Übrigen schuften, essen die Raubritter von goldenen Tellern. — Yorwba
On the heavy, polished table stood an oval glass dish decorated with little gilt swags.
Before each of us was a gilt dish of sweetmeats, specimens of the most perfect dainties of the confectioner’s art.
Translations
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Origin
Past participle of gild (“to cover in gold”), thus meaning literally “(something) coveredPast 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.
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