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• Torrentius shows a stone waterjug, while Visscher has an ornate ewer, presumably in silver or gilt.1997, Roland E Fleischer, Susan C Scott, Rembrandt, Rubens, and the art of their time: recent perspectives. From the entry water jug
• The blade is 33 in. long, of triangular section, etched, gilt and blued at the hilt.1904, Sir Guy Francis Laking, The Armoury of Windsor Castle: European Section, page 181. From the entry chape
• There was a gigantic electrolier, ten feet high, with upward-curling gilt branches opening into cloudy glass lilies of light.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 3, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry electrolier
• The hotel was drab and decayed exteriorly; but the dining room was a continental elegance of marble, gilt, and mirrors.1922, Edgar Lee Masters, Children of the Market Place. From the entry exteriorly
• He was a sort of anti-confectioner whose whole business it was to take the gilt off the gingerbread.1909, Gilbert K[eith] Chesterton, “The Progressive”, in George Bernard Shaw, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, →OCLC, page 70. From the entry take the gilt off the gingerbread
• Now that they were close, Lirith could see the vehicles were more than a little roadworn: wood cracked, gilt peeled, and dust flecked sun-faded paint.2001, Mark Anthony, The Dark Remains, Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 10. From the entry roadworn
• Seats are trimmed in a grey and blue moquette and tables are finished with grey Vyanide tops, gilt edging and ebony legs.1961 February, “New "Mini-Buffets" from Wolverton”, in Trains Illustrated, page 79. From the entry finish
• On the shelf beneath him is the figure of his countess, less resplendent, but with a gilt coif above her marble face.1931 July, John Buchan, “Epilogue”, in The Blanket of the Dark, London; Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons, published September 1933…. From the entry odour of sanctity
• Observe the handsome tree calf binding, notice the gold gilt crinkle edges and stand aghast with admiration before the profuse and artistic illustrations.”1925 August 20, “Daily Novelette: Two of a Kind”, in The Lindsay Daily Post, 29th year, number 194, Lindsay, Ont., page five, column 1. From the entry deluxe
• It is always pleasant to come into your kingdom—though it takes the gilt off the gingerbread if there's no one with whom to share it.1915 March, Jessie Pope, “The Circus Star”, in The Royal Magazine, volume XXXIII, number 197, London: C[yril] Arthur Pearson Ltd, […]…. From the entry take the gilt off the gingerbread
• Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on 'em.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, pages…. From the entry everlasting
• Before him, the bishop of Chester bore a relic of considerable status: the leg of St George himself, encased in parcel gilt, a recent gift from the Emperor Maximilian.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 190. From the entry parcel gilt
• "This was a residence designed for living on a grand scale, with gilt chandeliers dangling overhead, rich oil paintings adorning walls, and Italianate marble fireplaces in every room."2001, Death by Darjeeling, Laura Childs, page 15. From the entry Italianate
• The gilt lantern burned palely in the stairwell, but in the dining room the ordinary shadows deepened in the corners and hung like smoke in the coving of the ceiling.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry coving
• It is a pleasure to handle these tasteful little Volumes, whose covers are not smeared with that unwelcome gilt which so often repels one in the case of similar shillingsworths.1914, The Cambridge Magazine, volume 4, page 121. From the entry shillingsworth

Meaning of gilt

1. noun Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
2. noun Gold-colored paint or other coating.
3. noun Money.

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How do you use gilt in a sentence?

Gilt is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “However, as asset prices slumped over the week – including UK government bonds, or gilts – those banks required more collateral to offset the pension funds’ liabilities, forcing the funds to dump assets and raise cash at short notice.”

What is a short sentence with gilt?

“higher gilt yields”

What does gilt mean?

Gilt means gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.