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Let us peel away some of the layers of gilt and glimpse at some of the failures.
Even the piano is decorated with gold and white, and the huge canopied bed has enough gilt to give your nightmares.
It was about the size of a cigarette pack, framed in flaking gilt, the tiny canvas itself a wash of brown and green.
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.
Back then, he did not know they were gilt - the earrings.
People are rushing back and forth beneath the garish marble and gilt, typing, shredding, meeting, talking.
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.
Crafted in silver and gilt, the 60-cm high trophy features a golden globe held aloft by three silver columns.
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.
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.
Walter gives two spoons, one which is made of gilt.
Follow the application instructions for your choice of finish, paint or gilt.
‘Now I am obliged to read this order to you,’ continued the Pastor quickly, holding up a document edged with gilt.
A lighter-weight dress sword with unusual gilt on the blade, it might possibly have belonged to the swashbuckling mercenary.
Gideon peered carefully at a tarnished bit of gilt on the right.
2gilts plural British
Finance
papel del estado masculine
Over the long term, this is how gilts have performed against shares and cash.
When the government wants to borrow money, it issues gilts.
It is almost certainly better than leaving your money in the bank or buying fixed interest investments such as government gilts.
That meant investing more in safer government gilts.
People are selling stock to buy gilts (UK government bonds).