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parcel gilt (not comparable)

  1. Partially gilded, especially on the inner side only. [from 15th c.]

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parcel gilt (uncountable)

  1. Merchandise that is partially gilded; a partly gilded object.
    • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 190:
      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.