gilt

1 [gilt]
verb
1.
a simple past tense and past participle of gild1.
adjective
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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gilt

2 [gilt]
noun
a young female swine, especially one that has not produced a litter.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English gilte < Old Norse gylta

gild

1 [gild]
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.
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; Middle English gilden, Old English -gyldan; akin to gold

gild·a·ble, adjective
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gild1 (ɡɪld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , gilds, gilding, gilded, gilt
1.  to cover with or as if with gold
2.  gild the lily
 a.  to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful
 b.  to praise someone inordinately
3.  to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to
4.  archaic to smear with blood
 
[Old English gyldan, from goldgold; related to Old Norse gylla, Middle High German vergülden]
 
'gilder1
 
n

gild2 (ɡɪld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a variant spelling of guild
 
'gildsman2
 
n

gilt1 (ɡɪlt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  a past tense and past participle of gild
 
n
2.  gold or a substance simulating it, applied in gilding
3.  gilding another word for gilding
4.  superficial or false appearance of excellence; glamour
5.  a gilt-edged security
6.  take the gilt off the gingerbread to destroy the part of something that gives it its appeal
 
adj
7.  covered with or as if with gold or gilt; gilded

gilt2 (ɡɪlt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a young female pig, esp one that has not had a litter
 
[C15: from Old Norse gyltr; related to Old English gelte, Old High German gelza, Middle Low German gelte]

guild or gild (ɡɪld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  an organization, club, or fellowship
2.  (esp in medieval Europe) an association of men sharing the same interests, such as merchants or artisans: formed for mutual aid and protection and to maintain craft standards or pursue some other purpose such as communal worship
3.  ecology a group of plants, such as a group of epiphytes, that share certain habits or characteristics
 
[C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gjald payment, gildi guild; related to Old English gield offering, Old High German gelt money]
 
gild or gild
 
n
 
[C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gjald payment, gildi guild; related to Old English gield offering, Old High German gelt money]

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Word Origin & History

gild
O.E. gyldan, from P.Gmc. *gulthianan (cf. O.N. gylla "to guild"), from *gulthan "gold."

gilt
c.1300, pp. of M.E. gilden, from O.E. gyldan (see gild).
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Example sentences
Two of the three were made of copper and the third was a gilt-covered copper
  coin with much of the gilt rubbed off.
He had a small legacy in the will, a gilt-edged bond and a few words of praise.
In the main dining room, the walls have been taken down to bare red brick and
  framed in gilt mirrors.
Gilt yields were in deflation-worry territory even before the government
  announced consolidation plans.
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