gilt

v.
A past tense and a past participle of gild¹.

adj.

1. Covered with gold or gilt.
2. Resembling gold, as in color or luster.

n.

1. A thin layer of gold or something simulating gold that is applied in gilding.
2. Superficial brilliance or gloss.
3. Slang. Money.

gilt² (gĭlt)
n.
A young sow that has not farrowed.

[Middle English, young sow, from Old Norse gyltr.]

A fixed-interest British government debt security.

(gilding) [Ge]

The application of a thin layer of gold paint or gold leaf over a base-metal, stone, plaster, wooden, or clay former or ornamental feature.

A female breeding pig that has not yet had a litter of piglets.

• g. anestrus — failure of gilts to show the first estrus at a sufficiently early age. Being confined and with no boar in the environment plus failure of the attendant to recognize estrus behavior are significant contributors to the total loss.

IN BRIEF: n. - A coating of gold or of something that looks like gold adj. - Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold.

Tutor's tip: I will feel a lot of "guilt" (feeling caused by wrongdoing) if I scratch up the "gilt" (gold surface) of the antique table.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - forgyldt
n. - forgyldning

2.
n. - gylt, førstegangsfødende so

Nederlands (Dutch)
dun verguld, goudkleurig, verguldsel, oppervlakkige glans, jonge zeug, poen

Français (French)
1.
adj. - doré
n. - dorure, doré

2.
n. - (Zool) jeune truie qui n'a pas mis bas

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - vergoldet, golden, (fig) verschönt
n. - Goldauflage, Goldfarbe

2.
n. - junge Sau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιχρύσωση, επιχρύσωμα ή χρυσή βαφή, χρύσωμα, χρυσαλοιφή, (μτφ.) λούστρο
adj. - χρυσωμένος, επίχρυσος

Italiano (Italian)
doratura, dorato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - douradura (f), camada (f) de ouro
adj. - dourado

Русский (Russian)
позолота, позолоченный, молодая свинья, взломщик

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - dorado, con capa dorada, de color dorada
n. - oropel, brillo superficial, delgada capa de oro u otro material aplicada a un objeto

2.
n. - cerda joven (que no ha tenido cría)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förgyllning (själva metallen), guld (sl.)
adj. - förgylld

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 镀金的, 金色的, 镀金材料, 金色涂层, 金钱

2. 炫目的外表

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 炫目的外表

2.
adj. - 鍍金的, 金色的
n. - 鍍金材料, 金色塗層, 金錢

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 화려한, 부자의
n. - 장식, 허식, 도금

2.
n. - 암퇘지

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 金めっきした
n. - 金箔, 金色

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ذهب او شيء مطلي الذهب (صفه) مذهب, مطلي بالذهب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצופה זהב, מוזהב‬
n. - ‮ציפוי זהב, נייר ערך בטוח‬
n. - ‮חזירה צעירה‬

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