gilt

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪlt

• IPA: /ɡɪɫt/
• Homophone: guilt

Etymology 1

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Noun

gilt (plural gilts)

1. A thin layer of gold or other metal; gilding
2. (slang) money
3. A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)

Translations

A thin layer of gold or other metal; gilding

Italian: doratura (it) f., indorato (it) m. Latin: aurātūra (la) f. Russian: позолота (ru) f.

Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: позлата (sh) f. Roman: pozlata (sh) f.

money

Russian: (slang) бабло (ru) n.

A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)

Adjective

gilt (comparative more gilt, superlative most gilt)

1. golden coloured

Translations

golden coloured

Russian: золотистый (ru)

Etymology 2

See geld.

Noun

gilt (plural gilts)

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

Translations

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

Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 青年母猪, (Taiwan)女豬

Simplified Chinese: 青年母猪

Verb

gilt

1. Simple past tense and past participle of gild.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlt

Verb

gilt

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

Anagrams

• ligt

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German

Verb

gilt

1. Third-person singular present of gelten.