gilt

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
2. (broadly, uncountable, usually) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
3. (slang, uncountable, usually) Money.
4. (UK, countable, usually) A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged).
5. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) A gilded object, an object covered with gold.

Adj

Golden coloured.

Verb

simple past and past participle of gild

gild

• Verb
• Noun

Lees meer

Sinonieme

gilded

gilding

golden

gold plate

plated

plating

gold

gild

aureate

young pig

gilt edged

gold blocking

shote

gilt-edged security

gold stamping

coated

curtain

foil

glided

gold foil

gold leaf

gold-plated

shoat

Vertalings

dorado

doré

dorure

dorato

vergoldet

daurat

doratura

mükemmel

indoratura

müzehhep

Vergoldung

Goldfarbe

aurātūra

vergoldete

süslü

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡɪlt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Duits: Geld

Geërf van Middle English: gilt

In summary

Formed in English from the verb gild (“to cover in gold”). Compare gold and German Geld.