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–verb

1.	a pt. and pp. of gild¹.

–adjective

gilded.

3.	gold in color; golden.

–noun

4.	the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.

5.	gilt-edged security.

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–noun

a young female swine, esp. one that has not produced a litter.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME gilte < ON gylta

]

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–verb (used with object), gild·ed or gilt, gild·ing.

1.	to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.

2.	to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.

3.	Archaic. to make red, as with blood.

—Idiom

4.	gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal: After that wonderful meal, serving a fancy dessert would be gilding the lily.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME gilden, OE -gyldan; akin to gold

]

—Related forms

gild·a·ble, adjective

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gild¹ Audio Help (gĭld) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. gild·ed or gilt (gĭlt), gild·ing, gilds

To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
Archaic To smear with blood.

[Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

gild'er n.

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gilt¹ Audio Help   (gĭlt) Pronunciation Key
v.   A past tense and a past participle of gild¹.

adj.

Covered with gold or gilt.
Resembling gold, as in color or luster.

A thin layer of gold or something simulating gold that is applied in gilding.
Superficial brilliance or gloss.
Slang Money.

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gilt² Audio Help (gĭlt) Pronunciation Key
n. A young sow that has not farrowed.

[Middle English, young sow, from Old Norse gyltr.]

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gilt

c.1300, pp. of M.E. gilden, from O.E. gyldan (see gild).

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gilt
adjective
1.	having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: aureate]
noun
1.	a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

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gilt [gilt] noun

a gold or gold-like substance
Example: a tiny vase covered with gilt; (also adjective) a gilt brooch

Arabic:	زخارف ذهبيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	金色涂层, 镀金
Chinese (Traditional):	金色塗層, 鍍金
Czech:	zlacení; pozlacení
Danish:	forgyldning; forgyldt
Dutch:	verguldsel
Estonian:	kullatis
Finnish:	kultaus
French:	dorure; doré
German:	die Vergoldung, vergoldet
Greek:	επιχρύσωση
Hungarian:	aranyozás
Icelandic:	gylling
Indonesian:	lapisan emas
Italian:	doratura; dorato

Japanese:	金めっき (の)
Korean:	(도금용의) 금; 도금한
Latvian:	apzeltījums; apzeltīts
Lithuanian:	paauksavimas; paauksuotas
Norwegian:	forgylling
Polish:	pozłota, pozłacany
Portuguese (Brazil):	douradura
Portuguese (Portugal):	douradura
Romanian:	poleială; aurire
Russian:	позолота
Slovak:	zlátenie; pozlátený
Slovenian:	pozlatilo; pozlačen
Spanish:	dorado
Swedish:	förgyllning
Turkish:	altın yaldız

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Gilt Edge, TN (city, FIPS 29160) Location: 35.53282 N, 89.83069 W
Population (1990): 447 (180 housing units)
Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

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Gilt

Gild\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gilded or Gilt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gilding.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold. [root]234. See Gold.]

1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold. "Gilded chariots." --Pope.

No more the rising sun shall gild the morn. --Pope.

2. To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.

Let oft good humor, mild and gay, Gild the calm evening of your day. --Trumbull.

3. To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie. --Shak.

4. To make red with drinking. [Obs.]

This grand liquior that hath gilded them. --Shak.

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