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. gilt-edged 1 (of securities, stocks, etc.) having a high degree of reliability as an investment. 2 having a gilded edge.
[ past part. of GILD(1) ]