GILT


Meaning of GILT in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

chair

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.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

gilt-framed/wood-framed etc

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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.

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