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‘The walls of the hall are covered with leather richly decorated with gilt designs.’
‘Danny reached up on a shelf and took down a thick book labeled in gilt letters, ‘The History of Greece.’’
‘Most were rather nondescript, though a few had gilt covers, or even covers inlaid with precious jewels.’
‘The porcelain handles, which curve to enclose florets, are gilded to imitate gilt bronze.’
‘The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.’
‘Grace took a step back from the ornate gilt mirror and turned around slowly so that she might examine her appearance from every angle.’
‘They were originally gilt and the effect must have been astonishingly different, radiant and looking like a golden altar canopy.’
‘Although the gilt throne was sufficiently grand, jewel lovers would have been disappointed once again as there was not a crown or tiara in sight.’
‘It was woven and plaited in a manner similar to lace making, then mounted with gold or gilt fittings.’
‘The interior of the restaurant is straight out of 1950s Brooklyn - goldish paint, plaster busts and gilt mirrors create a very old-fashioned feel.’
‘With the look of genuine horror he relates how some people even made a living burning old gilt frames for the gold.’
‘This is the first glimpse the viewer has of the ornate coving, ceiling roses and gilt switches that are a feature of the house.’
‘The opaque-white decanters have gilt decoration applied to all the positions occupied by cutting on the colourless ones.’
noun
Gold leaf or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface.
‘Back then, he did not know they were gilt - the earrings.’
‘Some of them looked quite lavish, with gilt in some parts.’
‘Or she might craft an entirely new binding and hand-tool it with gilt.’
‘It was about the size of a cigarette pack, framed in flaking gilt, the tiny canvas itself a wash of brown and green.’
‘Follow the application instructions for your choice of finish, paint or gilt.’
‘Crafted in silver and gilt, the 60-cm high trophy features a golden globe held aloft by three silver columns.’
‘When it is time to paint, or apply the stain, gilt etc., vacuum the room and let the remaining dust settle for at least 24 hours.’
‘A lighter-weight dress sword with unusual gilt on the blade, it might possibly have belonged to the swashbuckling mercenary.’
‘Let us peel away some of the layers of gilt and glimpse at some of the failures.’
‘‘Now I am obliged to read this order to you,’ continued the Pastor quickly, holding up a document edged with gilt.’
‘Even the piano is decorated with gold and white, and the huge canopied bed has enough gilt to give your nightmares.’
‘You could easily spend a day at the palace, which is filled with ornate buildings covered in gilt and coloured glass, intricate statues and Bonsai trees which stand over ten feet tall.’
‘If you could afford a little extra, you had your portrait painted, at least with a trail of gilt to accentuate your jewelry or a little rouge for your cheeks.’
‘Gideon peered carefully at a tarnished bit of gilt on the right.’
‘People are rushing back and forth beneath the garish marble and gilt, typing, shredding, meeting, talking.’
‘Walter gives two spoons, one which is made of gilt.’
‘Diets for gilts and the breeding herd should contain the better quality feed grains, free from spoilage, molds, and mycotoxins.’
‘Furthermore, fewer postural changes by the gilt may be an advantageous behavior to help lessen the incidence of pre-weaning piglet mortality.’
‘The first strategy, used largely with maternal lines that are genetically lean, is to increase the gilt's body fat content during the prebreeding period.’
‘They raise their own gilts to keep costs down and buy replacement boars.’
‘The main signs of mycotoxin contamination to watch for in pigs include swollen vulvas in 4-to 6-week old gilts, feed refusal, and respiratory problems.’