Gilt vs. Sow
Difference Between Gilt and Sow
Giltnoun
(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
Sownoun
A female pig.
Giltnoun
Gold-colored paint or other coating.
Sownoun
A female bear.
Giltnoun
Money.
Sownoun
A channel that conducts molten metal to molds.
Giltnoun
A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)
Sownoun
A mass of metal solidified in a mold.
Giltnoun
A gilded object, an object covered with gold.
Sownoun
A contemptible, often fat woman.
Giltnoun
A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.
Sownoun
A sowbug.
Giltadjective
Golden coloured.
Sownoun
(military) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, etc.
Giltverb
simple past tense and past participle of gild
Sowverb
(ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
When I had sown the field, the day's work was over.As you sow, so shall you reap.Giltnoun
a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
Sowverb
(figurative) To spread abroad; to propagate.
Giltadjective
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold;
long aureate (or golden) haira gold carpetSowverb
(figurative) To scatter over; to besprinkle.
Sownoun
an adult female hog
Sowverb
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth;
She sowed sunflower seedsSowverb
introduce into an environment;
sow suspicion or beliefsSowverb
place seeds in or on (the ground);
sow the ground with sunflower seeds
