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gelt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gilt adj Covered with a thin layer of gold or gold-coloured material.

Senses

gelt is used for these senses in English:

  • gilt (UK, regional) A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

gilt — full definition

  1. adj Covered with a thin layer of gold or gold-coloured material.
  2. noun A thin coating of gold, or the gold-coloured finish itself.
  3. noun A UK government bond, so called because early certificates had gilt edges.
  4. noun A young female pig that has not yet had a litter.