gilt

gilt
[gɪlt] 1.
participio passato gild
2.
aggettivo [frame, paint] dorato
3.
nome doratura f.
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[ɡilt]
noun
(a gold or gold-like substance: a tiny vase covered with gilt; (also adjective) a gilt brooch.) doratura; dorato
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[ɡɪlt]
1. n
doratura
2. adj
dorato (-a)
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gilt (1) /gɪlt/
A pass. e p. p. di to gild
B a.
1 dorato: a book with a gilt top, un libro con il margine superiore dorato
2 (fig.) appariscente; solo apparenza; tutto esteriorità
C n. [u]
1 doratura; indoratura
2 (fig.) attrattiva; fascino
● (bot.) gilt-cup, ranuncolo; botton d'oro □ a gilt-edged book, un libro dal taglio (o dal bordo) dorato □ (Borsa) the gilt-edged market, il mercato dei titoli di prim'ordine □ (fin.) gilt-edged securities, titoli di prim'ordine, sicurissimi; titoli di Stato □ to take the gilt off the gingerbread, spogliare di ogni attrattiva; guastare.
gilt (2) /gɪlt/
n.
(zool.) scrofa giovane.
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[gɪlt] 1.
participio passato gild
2.
aggettivo [frame, paint] dorato
3.
nome doratura f.

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