Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.
Golden coloured.
The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.
simple past and past participle of gild
The sun was rising; it gilt the hill tops and gradually threw its lustre over the dark pine forests on the mountain slopes.
Formed in English from the verb gild (“to cover in gold”). Compare gold and German Geld.
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