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silver gilt

noun

  1. an ornamental coating of silver, silver leaf, or a silver-colored substance.


silver-gilt

noun

  1. silver covered with a thin film of gold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of silver gilt1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
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Example Sentences

From the center of the ceiling hung, suspended by a golden chain, a silver gilt lamp, in which burned a perfumed oil.

And Chicot perceived, by the feeble light of the lamp, a silver gilt box, richly chased.

One night, as he was thus amusing himself, a mannikin came up to him and offered him drink in a silver-gilt beaker.

Probably of Spanish workmanship, it is of silver gilt repouss work, and was presented by the Duchess of Dudley in 1665.

This reliquary is a fine piece of silver-gilt work, with two dozen beautiful panels of blue enamel.

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