gilding vs gilt

gilding

• A coating of gold or gold-colored paint, etc. 

• The art of applying gold leaf to a surface. 

• Gold leaf. 

gilt

• Gold-colored paint or other coating. 

• A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding. 

• Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. 

• A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged). 

• Money. 

• Golden coloured.