plural of gilbert

(of pages of a book etc) Having gilded edges. / (finance, of securities) Issued by the Bank of England. / Of the highest quality.

present participle of gild

(uncountable) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface. / (uncountable) Gold leaf. / (countable) A coating of gold or gold-colored paint, etc.

(Scotland, originally) A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.

(intransitive) To be a gillie, a fishing or hunting guide, for (someone).

(Scotland) A gill of an alcoholic drink.

(obsolete) Golden; made of gold.

(transitive, intransitive) To make or become golden or gilded

(ichthyology) A bony, finger-like projection of the gill arch filaments of fish, used for food retention in some species.