gilt

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gilt1 /ɡɪlt/ noun  1. [uncountable]AV a thin shiny material, such as gold or something similar, used to cover objects for decoration 金色涂层，镀金材料2. [countable]BFS a stock or share that is gilt-edged 金边证券，绩优证券

Examples from the Corpus

gilt• But pride of place goes to a display which won a silver gilt at last year's Chelsea Flower Show.• The bowl has a secret flaw: a crack somewhere in the gilt.• The horses wore golden plumes, tossing gilt.• The spread between the two-year and 10-year gilt was 133 basis points, unchanged from yesterday.

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gilt2 adjective [only before noun]  AVcovered with gilt 镀金的 gilt lettering 烫金字Origin gilt2 (1400-1500) From the past participle of gild

gilt1 noungilt2 adjectiveChinese  

shiny a something gold similar, material, or thin Corpus such as

gilt

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gilt¹ /ɡɪlt/ noun
1. [uncountable] a thin shiny material, such as gold or something similar, used to cover objects for decoration
2. [countable] a stock or share that is gilt-edged

II

gilt² adjective [only before noun]covered with gilt:
    gilt lettering

giltBrE /ɡɪlt/ 🔊NAmE /ɡɪlt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a thin layer of gold, or sth like gold that is used on a surface for decoration 镀金；金色涂层◆gilt lettering烫印的金字gilts [plural] (BrE, finance 金融) gilt-edged investments 金边证券；绩优证券 [countable] (especially NAmE) a young female pig 小母猪●take the gilt off the ˈgingerbread(BrE) to do or be sth that makes a situation or achievement less attractive or impressive 使失去吸引力；令人扫兴；煞风景