Gilt , n.
1. Gold, or
that which resembles gold, laid on
the surface of a thing; gilding. Shak.
2.
Money. [Obs.]
"The gilt of France." Shak.
Gilt , p. p. &
a. Gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden yellow. "Gilt hair" Chaucer.
Gilt , imp. & p. p. of
Gild.
Gilt (?), n. [See Geld, v. t.]
(Zoöl.) A female pig, when young.