gilt¹ /gilt/ pat and pap of gild¹

1. Gilded
2. Gold-coloured

1. Gilding
2. Money (old slang)
3. A gilt-edged security
4. Glitter, glamour, superficial attractiveness

giltˈcup or gilˈcup noun (dialect)

A buttercup

giltˈ-edged adjective

1. Having the edges gilt
2. Of the highest quality (gilt-edged securities, also called gilts, those stocks (such as government stocks) regarded as very safe investments, having a comparatively low fixed rate of interest but guaranteed repayment)

giltˈ-head noun

A name for several fishes, esp a sparoid fish with a half-moon-shaped gold spot between the eyes

giltˈ-tail noun

A yellow-tipped worm (Dendrobaena subrubicunda) found in old dung-hills

giltˈwood adjective

Made of wood and covered with gilt

gilt² /gilt/ (dialect)

A young sow (in various conditions locally)

gild¹ /gild/

1. To cover or overlay with gold or with any gold-like substance
2. To gloss over, give a specious appearance to
3. To adorn with lustre
4. To smear with blood (obsolete)
5. To flush, redden, suffuse with colour (obsolete)
6. To supply with gold or money (obsolete)

gildˈer noun

A person who coats articles with gold

gildˈing noun

1. The task or trade of a gilder
2. Gold or imitation gold laid on a surface

Gilded Chamber noun

The House of Lords

gilded spurs plural noun

An emblem of knighthood

gilded youth noun

Rich young people of fashion

gild the lily see under lily

gild the pill

To make a disagreeable thing seem less so

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