parcel gilt

adjective

Partially gilded, especially on the inner side only.

First used 15th c.
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Meanings

adjectiveparcel gilt (not comparable)

alternative parcel-gilt

  1. not comparablePartially gilded, especially on the inner side only.First known use 15th c.
nounparcel gilt (uncountable)

alternative parcel-gilt

  1. uncountableMerchandise that is partially gilded; a partly gilded object.

    Before him, the bishop of Chester bore a relic of considerable status: the leg of St George himself, encased in parcel gilt, a recent gift from the Emperor Maximilian.

    2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 190
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