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parcel gilt en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Partially gilded, especially on the inner side only.

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parcel gilt en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Merchandise 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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