Read full poem →The gods, to curse Pamela with her prayers,
Gave the gilt coach and dappled Flanders mares,
The shining robes, rich jewels, beds of state,
Dictionary Entry
To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
Origin
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Common Phrases
edges gilttop gilt. giltbronze gilttops giltframe giltgilt clothgilt silver
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Poetry examples for “gilt”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →But chiefly Love--to Love an altar built,
Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt.
There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves;
Read full poem →She held it out ; and as a parrot turns
Up thro’ gilt wires a crafty loving eye, 170
And takes a lady’s finger with all care,
Read full poem →There are workmen up at the Hall: they are coming back from abroad;
The dark old place will be gilt by the touch of a millionnaire:
I have heard, I know not whence, of the singular beauty of Maud;
Read full poem →THE ORDINARY EDITION IS BOUND
IN CLOTH WITH GILT DESIGN AND
COLOURED TOP. THERE IS ALSO A
Read full poem →Jewels and gold their virgin tresses crown,
And stately robes to their gilt feet hang down.
As is the use, the nuns in white veils clad,
Read full poem →Nor fearËd they thy body to annoy?
The holy gods' gilt temples they might fire,
That durst to so great wickedness aspire.
Read full poem →No, not that common one for blood with extreme valour spilt,
But yonder, with the berries gilt.
'Tis, Lycon, thy just meed.
Read full poem →Notes few and strong and fine,
Gilt with sweet day's decline,
And sad with promise of a different sun.