单词 | gilt |
释义 | gilt 1. adj. & n. --adj   1. covered thinly with gold.   2. gold-coloured. --n   1. gold or a goldlike substance applied in a thin layer to a surface.   2. (often in pl.) a gilt-edged security. Phrases and idioms gilt-edged   1. (of securities, stocks, etc.) having a high degree of reliability as an investment.   2. having a gilded edge. Etymology: past part. of GILD(1) 2. n. a young unbred sow. Etymology: ME f. ON gyltr |
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