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adjectiveɡɪltɡɪlt Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint. Example sentencesExamples - The opaque-white decanters have gilt decoration applied to all the positions occupied by cutting on the colourless ones.
- Most were rather nondescript, though a few had gilt covers, or even covers inlaid with precious jewels.
- The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.
- It was woven and plaited in a manner similar to lace making, then mounted with gold or gilt fittings.
- With the look of genuine horror he relates how some people even made a living burning old gilt frames for the gold.
- Danny reached up on a shelf and took down a thick book labeled in gilt letters, ‘The History of Greece.’
- The interior of the restaurant is straight out of 1950s Brooklyn - goldish paint, plaster busts and gilt mirrors create a very old-fashioned feel.
- This is the first glimpse the viewer has of the ornate coving, ceiling roses and gilt switches that are a feature of the house.
- The walls of the hall are covered with leather richly decorated with gilt designs.
- Although the gilt throne was sufficiently grand, jewel lovers would have been disappointed once again as there was not a crown or tiara in sight.
- Grace took a step back from the ornate gilt mirror and turned around slowly so that she might examine her appearance from every angle.
- The porcelain handles, which curve to enclose florets, are gilded to imitate gilt bronze.
- They were originally gilt and the effect must have been astonishingly different, radiant and looking like a golden altar canopy.
nounɡɪltɡɪlt 1mass noun Gold leaf or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface. Example sentencesExamples - When it is time to paint, or apply the stain, gilt etc., vacuum the room and let the remaining dust settle for at least 24 hours.
- Some of them looked quite lavish, with gilt in some parts.
- Walter gives two spoons, one which is made of gilt.
- Gideon peered carefully at a tarnished bit of gilt on the right.
- Even the piano is decorated with gold and white, and the huge canopied bed has enough gilt to give your nightmares.
- It was about the size of a cigarette pack, framed in flaking gilt, the tiny canvas itself a wash of brown and green.
- Or she might craft an entirely new binding and hand-tool it with gilt.
- People are rushing back and forth beneath the garish marble and gilt, typing, shredding, meeting, talking.
- You could easily spend a day at the palace, which is filled with ornate buildings covered in gilt and coloured glass, intricate statues and Bonsai trees which stand over ten feet tall.
- Let us peel away some of the layers of gilt and glimpse at some of the failures.
- Back then, he did not know they were gilt - the earrings.
- Crafted in silver and gilt, the 60-cm high trophy features a golden globe held aloft by three silver columns.
- If you could afford a little extra, you had your portrait painted, at least with a trail of gilt to accentuate your jewelry or a little rouge for your cheeks.
- Follow the application instructions for your choice of finish, paint or gilt.
- ‘Now I am obliged to read this order to you,’ continued the Pastor quickly, holding up a document edged with gilt.
- A lighter-weight dress sword with unusual gilt on the blade, it might possibly have belonged to the swashbuckling mercenary.
2giltsFixed-interest loan securities issued by the UK government. Example sentencesExamples - Over the long term, this is how gilts have performed against shares and cash.
- It is almost certainly better than leaving your money in the bank or buying fixed interest investments such as government gilts.
- When the government wants to borrow money, it issues gilts.
- People are selling stock to buy gilts (UK government bonds).
- That meant investing more in safer government gilts.
Origin Middle English: archaic past participle of gild1. Rhymes atilt, built, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, quilt, silt, spilt, stilt, tilt, upbuilt, wilt nounɡɪltɡɪlt A young sow. Example sentencesExamples - They raise their own gilts to keep costs down and buy replacement boars.
- The main signs of mycotoxin contamination to watch for in pigs include swollen vulvas in 4-to 6-week old gilts, feed refusal, and respiratory problems.
- Diets for gilts and the breeding herd should contain the better quality feed grains, free from spoilage, molds, and mycotoxins.
- Furthermore, fewer postural changes by the gilt may be an advantageous behavior to help lessen the incidence of pre-weaning piglet mortality.
- The first strategy, used largely with maternal lines that are genetically lean, is to increase the gilt's body fat content during the prebreeding period.
Origin Middle English: from Old Norse gyltr. adjectiveɡɪltɡilt Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint. Example sentencesExamples - The walls of the hall are covered with leather richly decorated with gilt designs.
- Danny reached up on a shelf and took down a thick book labeled in gilt letters, ‘The History of Greece.’
- Most were rather nondescript, though a few had gilt covers, or even covers inlaid with precious jewels.
- The porcelain handles, which curve to enclose florets, are gilded to imitate gilt bronze.
- The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.
- Grace took a step back from the ornate gilt mirror and turned around slowly so that she might examine her appearance from every angle.
- They were originally gilt and the effect must have been astonishingly different, radiant and looking like a golden altar canopy.
- Although the gilt throne was sufficiently grand, jewel lovers would have been disappointed once again as there was not a crown or tiara in sight.
- It was woven and plaited in a manner similar to lace making, then mounted with gold or gilt fittings.
- The interior of the restaurant is straight out of 1950s Brooklyn - goldish paint, plaster busts and gilt mirrors create a very old-fashioned feel.
- With the look of genuine horror he relates how some people even made a living burning old gilt frames for the gold.
- This is the first glimpse the viewer has of the ornate coving, ceiling roses and gilt switches that are a feature of the house.
- The opaque-white decanters have gilt decoration applied to all the positions occupied by cutting on the colourless ones.
nounɡɪltɡilt Gold leaf or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface. Example sentencesExamples - Back then, he did not know they were gilt - the earrings.
- Some of them looked quite lavish, with gilt in some parts.
- Or she might craft an entirely new binding and hand-tool it with gilt.
- It was about the size of a cigarette pack, framed in flaking gilt, the tiny canvas itself a wash of brown and green.
- Follow the application instructions for your choice of finish, paint or gilt.
- Crafted in silver and gilt, the 60-cm high trophy features a golden globe held aloft by three silver columns.
- When it is time to paint, or apply the stain, gilt etc., vacuum the room and let the remaining dust settle for at least 24 hours.
- A lighter-weight dress sword with unusual gilt on the blade, it might possibly have belonged to the swashbuckling mercenary.
- Let us peel away some of the layers of gilt and glimpse at some of the failures.
- ‘Now I am obliged to read this order to you,’ continued the Pastor quickly, holding up a document edged with gilt.
- Even the piano is decorated with gold and white, and the huge canopied bed has enough gilt to give your nightmares.
- You could easily spend a day at the palace, which is filled with ornate buildings covered in gilt and coloured glass, intricate statues and Bonsai trees which stand over ten feet tall.
- If you could afford a little extra, you had your portrait painted, at least with a trail of gilt to accentuate your jewelry or a little rouge for your cheeks.
- Gideon peered carefully at a tarnished bit of gilt on the right.
- People are rushing back and forth beneath the garish marble and gilt, typing, shredding, meeting, talking.
- Walter gives two spoons, one which is made of gilt.
Origin Middle English: archaic past participle of gild. nounɡiltɡɪlt A young sow. Example sentencesExamples - Diets for gilts and the breeding herd should contain the better quality feed grains, free from spoilage, molds, and mycotoxins.
- Furthermore, fewer postural changes by the gilt may be an advantageous behavior to help lessen the incidence of pre-weaning piglet mortality.
- The first strategy, used largely with maternal lines that are genetically lean, is to increase the gilt's body fat content during the prebreeding period.
- They raise their own gilts to keep costs down and buy replacement boars.
- The main signs of mycotoxin contamination to watch for in pigs include swollen vulvas in 4-to 6-week old gilts, feed refusal, and respiratory problems.
Origin Middle English: from Old Norse gyltr. |