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# gilt

adjective (gilt); noun (gilt, no plural)

«gilt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Gilt means covered with a thin layer of gold or gold colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilt/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, gilt things such as shoes, halters and frames show riches or fine dress

### Examples

- She wore gilt shoes to the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilt/#x1)
- The gilt frame hung on the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilt/#x2)
- The horse had a silver-gilt bridle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilt/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gilt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gilt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gilt.html) on Mova free.