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giltn.1 Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic gyltr , gylta young sow: see yelt n.). Compare yelt n. and galt n.In the β. forms probably showing alteration after geld adj. or geld v.1 (compare gelt adj.). the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > female > young c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in (1906) 22* Sengler troie et suel, Bor sowe and gilte. c1440 77 (MED) Tak vnto þe man þe galle of þe galte, and to þe woman þe galle of þe gilt. 1570 in J. Raine (1835) I. 354 A sowe and a gylt vjs. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault i. xxiv. 149 Let not your gylt go to bore, till she be past a yeere old. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny II. 319 The grease of a young guelt which neuer had pigs. 1707 J. Mortimer 185 The spaid Guilts, as they call them, they steem the more profitable. 1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in II. 332 Gilts.., young female pigs, whether open or spayed. 1848 Feb. 137/2 Gilt pig, 21 weeks old, highly commended. 1877 E. Peacock Gilt, a female pig before she has had a litter. 1886 R. E. G. Cole Gilt, a female pig, called by this name till it has had a second litter, when it is called a sow. 1920 (Hampshire Directory & Year Book Company) 135 A boy starting with a gilt pig will be the owner of a sow and litter in about a year's time. 1959 X. 724/2 Well-grown gilts can be put to the boar at eight months. 2007 29 Sept. (J3 section) 24/3 Move gilts to the farrowing house five days before farrowing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). giltn.2 Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: gilt adj. Etymology: < gilt adj. (and hence ultimately < the past participle of gild v.).Sense 1 probably arose from reanalysis of postposed uses of gilt adj.: compare gilt adj. b and also silver gilt n. Some of the early quotations at this sense could alternatively be placed at gilt adj. (e.g. in quot. 1429 at sense 1, gilt could alternatively be interpreted as parallel to garnysshed rather than siluer ; compare similarly quot. ?1484 at sense 1). In early use in sense 3 perhaps partly an alteration of either gelt n.2 or its etymons Middle Low German gelt and Dutch gelt. With quot. 1578 (referring to maritime trade) compare slightly earlier prime gilt n. In form gild showing influence of an alternative form type of the past participle of gild v.: compare Forms 2α. at that entry, and also α. forms at gilded adj. In the late Middle English form gelt showing a south-eastern and south-east midland reflex of Old English i-mutated short u (compare discussion at gild v.). society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gilt 1429 Will in (1895) 5 301 (MED) Also a box of crystall garnysshed with siluer and gilt. 1432 in H. Littlehales (1905) 26 (MED) A cowpe of siluer and gelt..Also iij paxbredes of seluer & gilt..ij crossis, on siluer & gelt & anoþer kristall. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas (1830) 119 lxx bolyons of coper and gilt. ?1484 Will of Margaret Paston in (2004) I. 388 I bequethe to Marie Tendall..my peir bedys of calcidenys gaudied with siluer and gilt. 1516 (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/18) f. 171 Lytle masser of syluer and gylt with the vernacles hed in the bothom. 1597 W. Shakespeare ii. i. 296 Wipe off the dust that hides our Scepters guilt . View more context for this quotation 1610 G. Fletcher 38 For her tresses Marigolds wear spilt: Them broadly shee displaid, like flaming guilt. 1642 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark (1886) II. 51 For giult [sic] for ye Diall o. 4. 6. 1753 Nov. 546/2 A coach of state bedaubed with gilt and colourings. 1796 V. Green I. vi. 132 Cups of silver and gilt for Mr. Dean. 1893 E. F. Benson 372 It was to be bound in white vellum, with their arms in gilt upon the outside. 1894 ‘Saladin’ I. xvii. 141 The gilt of the big Bible gleams on the window-sill. 1924 C. Mackenzie xxvi. 329 Bernini's florid basilica with its cherubs and draperies, its roses and garlands and gilt. 1999 26 Sept. (You section) 26/3 Now it is a monument to good taste, done out in boho luxe style, with lots of bold colour, clashing patterns, antique rugs, gilt and swagging. 2005 J. Mitchard (2006) ii. 17 My hair was still painfully drawn back, my eyes still painted into golden almonds with kohl and gilt. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > articles a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in (2002) i. 131 Þan emperialle [= apparel] þy Cuppeborde with Siluer & gild fulle gay. 1492 in S. Tymms (1850) 74 My best standyng pece of gylte, and my best doseyn syluer sponys. society > trade and finance > money > [noun] 1497 A. Halyburton (1867) 74 Hous hir, 12, veygylt, 4 g. 1578 in J. D. Marwick (1870) I. 58 That our natioun may be absoluit from all kynd of conuoy gilt. 1598 J. Marston i. iii. sig. D Now nothing, any thing, euen what you list, So that some guilt may grease his greedy fist. 1608 T. Middleton ii. sig. Cv Tho guilt condemnes, tis gilt must make vs glad. 1637 R. Monro i. 7 I have seene other Nations call for Guilt being going before their enemie to fight, a thing very disallowable in either Officer or Souldier, to preferre a little money to a world of credit. 1703 2 As soon as a Scribler records him for a Villain, he's adorn'd with a pair of Iron Boots, and from thence conducted (provided he has Gilt) over the way to Hell. 1725 Gelt, or Gilt, money. 1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ 45 He can turn out Toggery of every description very slap up, at the following low prices for Ready Gilt—Tick Being No Go. 1885 25 May 3/1 Disputatious little mobs grouped together to discuss whether Charrington or Crowder had the most ‘gilt’. 1913 27 Mar. 17/5 It is just possible that with a few additions and the expenditure of a little gilt the San Francisco club may find itself. 1958 F. Norman ii. 79 There was one screw that had a big American car that he bought from gilt that he made from flogging snout to the barons. 2000 J. J. Connolly (2004) 94 The establishment Mafioso realise how much gilt, paper, cashish, wonga, wedge, corn,..dough, money is on offer. society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > types of 1936 W. B. M. Ferguson vi. 37 If he could get free board and travel.., it would mean just so much more towards another ‘gilt’ for his private collection. 1941 6 Sept. 9/3 (heading) Gilts up again in London More investment buying. 1967 June 93/1 They went into equities largely because the scope for gilts had been mostly exhausted by three cuts in Bank rate. 1996 L. Gough x. 143 PEP funds can be invested in fixed-interest investments such as gilts or company bonds. 2005 14 Mar. 34/1 This would be the first time the British Government has issued a 50-year gilt since so-called ‘never-nevers’ were issued in 1953. Phrases1820 J. Clare c10 July (1985) 84 T. would not be offended to find me vext..at the omissions he k[nows]..him self in so doing the gold is licked off the gingerbread.] 1837 C. Sinclair x. 176 If you only say the word, we shall soon take the gilt off the gingerbread,—you guess what I mean. 1861 8 Sept. 4/6 A further deduction of £20..removed a considerable portion of the gilt from the gingerbread. 1884 9 Sept. 3/2 By the time the Germans have undertaken one or two of those punitive police expeditions..a good deal of gilt will be rubbed off the gingerbread with which they are at present so overjoyed. 1922 A. J. Evans 242 Though I was very pleased with my command, the fact that I had to deal in bombs and not wireless rather took the gilt off the gingerbread. 2008 (Nexis) 27 Sept. (Perspective section) 33 I'm well content with my life, but the pain takes the gilt off the gingerbread. Compounds C1. 1844 20 Jan. 1/3 (advt.) Voltaic electro silver-plated and gilt manufacturers. 1858 P. L. Simmonds 172/1 Gilt-jeweller, a manufacturer of gilded ornaments to represent gold. 1921 P. T. Moon App. 405 A cooperative association of gilt-workers was founded in 1834. 2003 (Nexis) 14 Dec. c4 In his small Old Town shop, Charles Rhodes practices the dying art of gilt restoration. 2009 (Nexis) 10 Sept. We attend..heritage fares every year and on Sunday we'll be exhibiting together with the likes of dry stone walling experts and gilt workers. 1950 22 June 6/1 (heading) War loan 3½ p.c. the leader in strong gilt market. 1981 (Nexis) 29 Nov. (Business Week section) 3 The Bank of England..creating an additional £750 million of Government stock to enable it to meet investment demand in all sections of the gilt market this week. 1984 (Nexis) 13 June The question as to whether U.K. gilt investors will look overseas for investment opportunities. 2001 27 Jan. (Personal Finance Quarterly Review section) 31/1 Gilt yields fell below 5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2000, hitting their lowest levels since late 1998 (yields fall as gilt prices rise). 2010 24 Feb. (Business section) b7/7 The March gilt future was 49 ticks higher at 114.46 and the yield on 10-year gilts was down 6 basis points at 4.17 pc. 1951 19 May 2/4 The reports were undoubtedly a major influence on the more speculative holders of Industrials as well as on the gilts market. 1982 10 Nov. 21/3 Cater's profits are split fairly evenly between bill operations and gilts trading. 1985 23 June 27 Introducing its first options contracts next week and extending its gilts futures range in September [etc.]. 1990 R. Critchfield ii. 141 A huge booming industry generating pop-star-scale salaries for Eurobond and gilts traders. 1997 27 Mar. 71/1 A highly successful £2.5bn gilts auction sent the Footsie flying. 2005 A. Davidson ii. 24 The two indices together give an indication on how gilts as a whole are progressing. This is useful not only if you are a gilts investor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † giltn.3 Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.Compare earlier gilk n. (perhaps showing a typographical error for this word), and perhaps also later jilt n. slang. Obsolete ( U.S. in later use). the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] 1620 J. Melton 10 Leauing not a Pick-pockets, Gilts, Lifts, Decoyes, or Dyuers Hose vnsurueyed. 1673 sig. B3 He maintains..a correspondence with Gilts and Lifters. 1702 J. Shirley (ed. 4) 215 The Jilt is one that pretending Business in a Tavern or Alehouse, takes a private Room, and with Picklocks opens the Trunks or Chests, and taking what he can conveniently, locks 'em again, pays his Reckoning and departs. 1725 Gilt, or Rum-dubber, a Picklock, so called from Gilt, a Key; Many of them are so expert, that from a Church Door, to the smallest Cabinet or Trunk, they will find means to open it. 1859 G. W. Matsell 37 Gilt-dubber, a hotel-thief. society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > skeleton key or picklock 1667 R. Head & F. Kirkman (rev. ed.) I. iv. 50 Gilt, a Picklock. 1675 7 W. V. was taken with a bag of Gilts about him, which are great and small Picklock-keyes and other Instruments fit for that purpose: the Fact being proved by a woman that came in against him, that he was the man that broke open her Chest. 1725 Gilt, or Rum-dubber, a Picklock, so called from Gilt, a Key. 1839 W. H. Ainsworth II. ii. xviii. 94 We shall have the whole village upon us while you're striking the jigger. Use the gilt, man! 1859 G. W. Matsell 37 Gilt or jilt, a crowbar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). giltadj.Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English gilt , gild v. Etymology: < gilt, past participle of gild v. (compare γ. forms at that entry). Compare gilded adj. and see discussion at that entry. Compare also ygilt adj.1In sense b sometimes not easy to distinguish from gilt n.2 (see discussion at that entry). Compare earlier similar use of ygilt adj.1 and of the past participle of overgild v. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [adjective] > gilded c1330 (?a1300) (Auch.) (1973) l. 7847 Þa[i] riden wel sarreliche Þair gilt pensel wiþ þe winde Mirie ratled. c1400 (?a1300) (Laud) (1952) l. 925 (MED) Many a riche gilt [a1425 Linc. Inn gult] shelde Þat day shoon vpon þe felde. c1405 (c1375) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 366 Biforn his triumphe walketh she With gilte cheynes on hir nekke hangynge. c1450 (?a1400) (Ashm.) l. 1873 Þou..sittis..To-gedire with þi grete..gods and on a gilt trone. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xliv. §11. 166 The quene vpstode at thi rightside in gilt clathynge. 1535 in S. Tymms (1850) 125 Item I gyve and bequethe vnto my cosyn John Drury..my best gylte goblet. 1647 N. Bacon 56 A Helmet, a Cote of Maile, and a guilt Sword. 1686 No. 2203/4 Three small gilt Tea Spoons. 1732 D. Bond 18 A Picture over the Chimney,..a Pier Glass in a gilt Frame. 1794 12 Nov. Cream Urns and Sugar Baskets,..with gilt insides. 1833 G. Daniel II. ii. 32 Oak coffin—gilt nails—brass plate. 1840 29 Sept. It is in octodecimo, with engravings, gilt edges, handsomely bound in morocco. 1879 G. W. Kitchin in IX. 544 Four thousand gilt spurs were hung as trophies in Courtrai cathedral. 1989 Dec. 62/5 Chanel-ise an old cardi, add braid round the collar and cuffs, and stitch on gilt buttons. 2006 14 Aug. (Extra section) 9/2 Dolce & Gabbana used metallic brocades, frogging, tassels and gilt buckles. 1439 in (1827) 21 37 (MED) Sausers gilt, pois cliij lb. j unce. 1442 Inventory in (1870–3) 5 122 (MED) An Ewer gylt that Weyeth xv unce et di. 1531 in H. Littlehales (1905) 49 vj Sponys with woodos gylt. ?1573 H. Cheke tr. F. Negri ii. ii. 71 His holynesse, accompanyed with the purple robed Cardinalles, rydyng vpon Mules decked with furnitures gylt. 1670 S. Wilson (new ed.) ii. 157 Four great Pillars..adorned with Capitels..of brasse guilt. 1695 France v. in 72/1 You pass through one large Gate (very finely adorn'd with Trophies in Iron-work gilt). 1717 Lady M. W. Montagu 17 May (1965) I. 358 Under the large lamp is a great pulpit of carv'd wood gilt. 1749 T. Nugent I. 201 The chair of leather gilt, in which Charles V performed the ceremony of his resignation. 1834 F. Shoberl tr. V. Hugo II. ix. v. 118 The rafters of the ceiling adorned with fleurs-de-lis of pewter gilt. 1851 III. 561/2 The frame of the chair is of carved wood, gilt. 1906 G. E. Fox in W. Page II. 549 A narrow band, sometimes of gesso gilt,..served as a border to this tapestry. 1912 6 Feb. 5/6 Strong Red Cloth Gilt, with sprinkled edges, each volume about 450 pp. 2004 (Nexis) 21 Apr. (Times2 section) 13 One may presume that the reliquary for a saint's head in copper-gilt, dredged from the Thames at Wapping, was thrown out..in a fit of Reformation nerves. Compounds1596 H. Savile Answere in 30 He were acowtred in his gilt Leather buskins, and his Toledo Rapyer. 1608 H. Parrot sig. B2v Battus beleeued for a simple truth, That yonder gilt-spur spruce and veluet youth Was some great personage. 1640 in J. Nicholson 3 Sept. (1855) 43 Ane gilt silver salt-fat. 1711 J. Crull 21 You ascend by Three or Four Steps to the Gilt Iron Rails that encompass the high Altar. 1820 C. Lamb in Aug. 142/1 Long worm-eaten tables, that have been mahogany, with gilt-leather coverings. 1851 Ld. Tennyson (ed. 4) i. 15 Our great court-Galen poised his gilt-head cane. 1900 S. R. Gardiner 314 Gilt-latten effigies of Richard Beauchamp. 1917 Apr. 164/1 Two straight gilt lines across top and bottom of back, which contains gilt letter title: ‘Frank Forester's American Game’. 2012 G. Cook xiv. 70 The warm water was soft and silky with the oil from a seductive gilt-top bottle. C2. 1686 No. 2100/4 Little Gilt-handled Swords. 1747 T. Sheridan 5 The flourishing of a Petit Maitre's gilt-handled Sword over your Heads. 1751 F. Coventry (ed. 2) ii. xi. 263 He equipped himself with a gilt-headed cane. 1825 D. L. Richardson 135 A gilt-robed villain came, With heartless guile her hopes betrayed And triumphed o'er her shame. 1858 (ed. 48) 7 Gilt-headed screws double..the above prices. 1859 G. A. Sala xxvi. 301 The silken calves and gilt-knobbed sticks of the splendid footmen. 1914 E. A. Powell xi. 323 I am not accustomed to raise an admonishing hand when some one uncorks a gilt-topped bottle. 1950 D. Gascoyne 12 Into the ivory-panelled gilt-grilled lift. 1970 D. Clark v. 104 A gilt-legged Chesterfield upholstered in cream slipper satin. 2006 Jan. 82/2 The gilt-rimmed boxes, tiny figures frantic on the tiers. b. 1775 (ed. 2) 105 In the piers are two handsome gilt framed girandoles. 1854 H. D. Thoreau 48 A..gilt-framed looking-glass. 1936 Dec. 386/2 The Coffee House, where once the little gilt-framed poster had found so fit a home. 2004 A. Hollinghurst i. 6 On the facing wall were two large gilt-framed mirrors. 1683 E. Millington 8 De Motu Musculorum, & de Ossibus (gilt lettred.). 1827 5 May 1/1 Tooke's Pantheon..in 1 vol. bound in calf and gilt lettered. 1903 Feb. 453/2 A handsome sea-going boat... Violetta was its gilt-lettered name. 2006 J. E. Ames xxi. 236 Tall shelves were lined with the gilt-lettered spines of books. 1848 13 July 2/4 (advt.) Bibles, gilt tooled, with clasps, 2s. 6d. each. 1936 Apr. 198/2 Small gilt-tooled ornament. 2016 (Nexis) 6 Mar. A fine art facsimile of Ireland's most precious medieval manuscript, The Book of Kells, its presentation box embossed with gilt tooled Celtic decoration. C3. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gilt 1745 D. Soyer & J. Lockman tr. ‘Monsieur de Blainville’ III. iii. 17 The Head, Hands and Feet, are of gilt Bronze. 1851 III. 1206/2 Large vase to support lights, with painting on porcelain, after Boucher, mounted with gilt bronze figures. 1889 Gilt-bronze, a gilded metal much used for decorative objects, either real bronze, or often brass, latten, or some similar yellow metal. 1906 F. Treves iv. 43 A track made of gilt-bronze moss. 1936 Nov. p. xix/2 Various candelabra in gilt-bronze. 2000 2 Apr. 2/3 (advt.) The sale will comprise European Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art; including gilt-bronze mounted furniture, marquetry or lacquered works, marble and bronze figures. the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > unspecified and miscellaneous types 1673 J. Ray 109 There are two sorts taken in Winander-mere. The greater having a red belly they call the red Charre: and the lesser having a white belly, which they call the Gilt or Gelt Charre. 1787 T. Best i. i. 2 The English fish that we have in our ponds, rivers, &c. are as follow... Carpio lacus Benaci, the Guilt, or gilt Charr. 1893 15 Apr. 461/1 Having shed its spawn, its colouring changes to a metallic orange, and it is known as the Gilt Char. 1925 W. G. Collingwood 118 Sir Daniel distinguished the case and the char, but it seems that what he called case and others the gilt char is only the ordinary state of the fish, which shows a bright crimson belly before spawning and then is ‘red char’. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > buttercup 1610 R. Vaughan Q 2 Medowground..that takes more pride in the company of the Cowslipp, then the gilt-cupp which carrieth the garland from the rest. 1797 C. Hutton 26 Th' enamel'd mead, where beauteous gilt-cups spring. 1864 Oct. 476 Where the barn-vloor wer a-sheenen do vall The cwold zummer dew; an' gilcups be bright. 1883 G. Allen vii. 39 A mass of bright glossy heart-shaped leaves, interspersed with the brilliant yellow blossoms of the smaller celandine—‘gilt-cups’ the village children call them. 1902 W. Sherren i. 38 I wer playen with a hook in the hedges,..loppen off the heads of the gil-cups. 1957 H. Hall (new ed.) 49/1 Gilt cup, lesser celandine or pilewort. Ranunculus Ficaria. 1970 15 Oct. 1023/1 Marsh marigolds are still often ‘golds’, ‘goldicups’, ‘gilcups’. 2000 (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Business section) 25 Westcountry dialect often cuts corners... Thus Gilcup for buttercup is a short form of gilded cup. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gold leaf or plate 1674 (recto second leaf) 5 Boxes of Gilt Leaf, 4 s. per Box. 1760 R. Symmer in (Royal Soc.) 51 378 Any thin metallic substance, such as gilt-leaf, or tin-foil. 1849 6 Oct. The patterns on paper are frequently printed in size, and gilt-leaf applied afterward. 1991 M. R. Booth (1995) iii. 82 For greater effect, and especially for pantomimes, finished scenes were enriched with coloured foils and Dutch metal, an expensive high-glitter gilt leaf. 1843 369/1 Silk Thomas, gilt metal worker, 53 King street, Soho. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Gilt-metal Worker, one who overlays metals with gold; an electro-plater. society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > other types of paper 1645 E. Douglas iii. sig. Bv The Bible in gilt paper bound with brasse Clasps. 1772 42 192 He's the gilt paper which apart you store And lock from vulgar hands in the scrutore. 1990 R. J. Wolfe (1991) iii. 22/2 He transferred in gilt the image in relief on the plate to the paper... gilt paper embossed in this way did not immediately oust the bronze varnished paper from the market. 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet xviii. 174 Yellow heads or Giltpoles are before spoken of, next before Gurnards. 1740 R. Brookes ii. lxxiii. 193 The Gilt-Head or Gilt Poll..is broad and flat, being in some respects like a Bream. 1880–4 F. Day I. 33 Gilt-head and gilt-poll from its predominant colours, and lunulated gilt-head from the form of its interorbital golden band. 1972 ‘J. Russell’ 84 Jewfish, sole, porgy, giltpoll and sea-bream can be caught. 1824 T. F. Dibdin 40 The ornate Stephanine text—coated in old French morocco, with mellow gilt tooling. 1930 G. H. Bushnell viii. 50 Marking books permanently by gilt tooling. 2009 (Heritage Auction Galleries) 85 Covers bordered with decorative gilt tooling... Corners bumped and lightly worn, a few minor scuffs. 1769 2 Aug. (advt.) Mr. Samuel Caponhurst, gilt toy-maker. 1800 J. Bisset Index 54 Moore, John, Manufacturer of Jewellery, Gilt Toys, Wax, and Pearl Beads. 1866 J. S. Wright in S. Timmins 461 Gilt Toys is a technical term embracing personal ornaments of all descriptions... The trade is largely carried on in Birmingham... The process of electro-gilding..enables the manufacturer to produce a surface that is frequently undistinguishable from the finest gold work. 1933 20 June 53/6 The gilt toy and trinket trade of Birmingham. 1995 J. H. Westbrook in J. H. Westbrook & R. L. Fleischer II. xxiv. 516/2 In the employ of the Elkingtons, gilt toy and button manufacturers, he obtained his first patent in 1841 on electrodeposition. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [adjective] > gilded > of wooden furniture 1851 (Corrected ed.) 1040/2 Samples of gilt wood, which will bear washing. 1939 July 32/1 A set of giltwood chairs by Thomas Chippendale. 1987 (Nexis) 11 Mar. Many small mirrors..have survived from this period... Extravaganzas in gilt wood were produced..for their wealthier clients. 2005 J. Miller 115 (caption) This marble-topped giltwood table..has an ornately carved frieze and apron. society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > male > collectively 1837 T. Carlyle III. vii. ii. 409 Young men of what they call the Muscadin or Dandy species! Fréron, in his fondness, names them Jeunesse dorée, Golden, or Gilt Youth. They have come out, these Gilt Youths, in a kind of resuscitated state. 1863 Nov. 395/1 The racing-men of France—the ‘gilt youth’ of Paris, the desperate enthusiasts of ‘Le Sport’. 1907 Mar. 689/2 The bald-heads, and gilt youth, and divor-says of Saint Loois and Cincinatter. 1916 W. Owen 8 May (1967) 393 One gilt youth with £2000 a year of his own. 1993 S. Stacey & M. Storey v. 36 Charity, my slim gilt youth, charity, I do it for charity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). giltv.Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: gilt adj.; gild v. Etymology: < gilt adj., or perhaps inferred as present stem corresponding to gilt, past tense and past participle of gild v. Compare gilted adj. and also gilten adj.It is possible that some of the instances of the past tense and past participle gilt covered at gild v. may have been intended as forms of this word. rare or regional in later use. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > gild and silver [verb (transitive)] > gild ?a1400 in D. W. Singer (1931) II. 606 To giltyn yren or coper, Make yt bryt, after tak the galle of a calfe..and so it is gilt well inow. a1425 (a1382) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) Exod. xxxvi. 34 And thilk tablid thingis he giltide [L. deauravit]. c1480 (a1400) Seven Sleepers 478 in W. M. Metcalfe (1896) I. 439 Sume men sais, þe emperoure gert gilt þare bare. 1483 (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 156 To Gilte, aurare. ?1504 S. Hawes sig. cc.iii Her towre was gylted full of sonne bemys. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara (1546) sig. B.iijv This aunciente worlde..was not golde by the sages that dyd gylte it. 1590 L. Lloyd 92 The sonne of this Scythian dead man causeth his father's head..to be guilted over. 1623 H. Cockeram Inargentate, to gilt or couer with siluer. 1657 in J. D. Marwick (1881) II. 373 For the paynting..of the four horolodge brodis of the tolbuith and gilting the lettres thairof. 1797 W. G. Maton I. 328 The latter has a fine oak roof, gilted and painted. 1861 Dec. 471/1 When the..sun..has gilted the waters edge. 1897 2 Aug. L. Ward, the steeple painter, who finished gilting the cross of the spire of St. Joseph's church. 1965 47 359/1 He gilted some terra cottas which he displayed in his house at Fontgate. 2000 (Nexis) 11 Mar. He carefully restored and gilted the frame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). <  n.1c1350 n.21429 n.31620adj.c1330v.?a1400 |
