Sin vs Gilt - What's the difference?
sin | gilt |
(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
(uncountable, slang) Money.
(countable, finance) A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)
Golden coloured.
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As a proper noun sin
is china.As a noun gilt is
(uncountable) gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding or gilt can be a young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.As an adjective gilt is
golden coloured.As a verb gilt is
(gild).gilt
English
Etymology 1
Cf. gold and German GeldNoun
(en-noun)Adjective
(en adjective)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.}}