gilt

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gilt1

▶adjective covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint. ▶noun

• 1 gold leaf or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface.

• 2 (gilts) fixed-interest loan securities issued by the UK government.

– origin ME: archaic past part. of gild1.

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gilt2

▶noun a young sow.

– origin ME: from ON gyltr.