gilt1 noungilt2 adjective
giltgilt1 /ɡɪlt/ noun 
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- But pride of place goes to a display which won a silver gilt at last year's Chelsea Flower Show.
- The bowl has a secret flaw: a crack somewhere in the gilt.
- The horses wore golden plumes, tossing gilt.
- The spread between the two-year and 10-year gilt was 133 basis points, unchanged from yesterday.
WORD SETS► Stocks & Shares
Collocationsbear, nounbearish, adjectivebear market, nounbond, nounbondholder, nounbroker, nounbrokerage, nounbull, nounbullish, adjectivebull market, nouncall option, nounclose, verbcommon stock, controlling interest, nouncrash, verbcrash, noundisinvestment, noundividend, nounDow Jones Average, float, verbflotation, noungilt, noungilt-edged, adjectiveinsider trading, nounirredeemable, adjectivejobber, nounjunk bond, nounmarketmaker, nounmutual fund, nounordinary shares, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepar, nounportfolio, nounprospectus, nounredemption, nounrights issue, nounsavings bond, nounsell-off, nounshare, nounshareholder, nounshare index, nounspread, nounstock, nounstockbroker, nounstock certificate, nounstock company, nounstock exchange, nounstockholder, nounstock market, nounsubscribe, verbtrade, verbunit trust, noununlisted, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► chair
1[uncountable] a thin shiny material, such as gold or something similar, used to cover objects for decoration2[countable] a stock or share that is gilt-edged· Fights frequently broke out in the course of which gilt chairs got hurled across the room.· Nicolo shifted unhappily in the little gilt chair that had certainly not been made for a man's body.· The gilt chairs and sofa in this room were upholstered in their original Aubusson tapestry.
VERB► point· The spread between the two-year and 10-year gilt was 133 basis points, unchanged from yesterday.· The yield on the two-year gilt rose 3 basis points to 5. 98 percent.
gilt1 noungilt2 adjective
giltgilt2 adjective [only before noun] Word OriginWORD ORIGINgilt2
word setsOrigin:
1400-1500 From the past participle of gildWORD SETS► Visual
covered with gilt: abstract, adjectiveafter, prepositionArt Deco, nounart gallery, nounartist, nounArt Nouveau, nounbackground, nouncalligraphy, nouncaricature, nouncaricature, verbcaricaturist, nouncartoon, nouncarving, nounceramics, nounchalk, nouncharcoal, nounchase, verbclip art, nouncomposition, nounconceptual art, nouncontrast, nouncrayon, nouncrayon, verbcutout, noundecal, noundimension, noundoodle, verbdraughtsman, noundrawing, nounengrave, verbengraving, nounexhibit, nounfigurative, adjectivefigure, nounfreehand, adjectivegallery, noungilt, noungilt, adjectivegraphic, adjectivegraphic design, noungraphics, nouniconography, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounink, nounink, verbinset, verbintaglio, nounlacquer, nounlacquer, verblaser, nounlife-size, adjectivelight show, nounlinocut, nounmanikin, nounmezzotint, nounmobile, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodernism, nounmontage, nounmosaic, nounmount, verbmural, nounmuseum, nounnaturalism, nounnaturalistic, adjectiveneedlepoint, nounnude, nounobjet d'art, nounochre, nounold master, nounop art, nounormolu, nounornamentation, nounoutline, verbpanorama, nounpantograph, nounpastel, nounpastel, adjectiveperspective, nounpicture, nounpicture, verbplasticity, nounpop art, nounportfolio, nounpose, verbpose, nounprimary colour, nounprint, verbprint, nounrelief, nounrepresentational, adjectiverestrained, adjectiveretro, nounretrospective, nounrubbing, nounself-portrait, nounshade, nounshade, verbsilk screen, adjectivesilversmith, nounsitter, nounsketch, nounsketch, verbsketchpad, nounson et lumière, nounstudy, nounstylized, adjectivesuperimpose, verbsymbol, nountattoo, nountattoo, verbtessellated, adjectivetransfer, nounturpentine, nounvanishing point, nounvibrant, adjectiveview, nounvisual aid, nounvisual arts, nounwoodcarving, nounwoodcut, noun
gilt lettering