parcel gilt

English

Alternative forms

• parcel-gilt

Adjective

parcel gilt (not comparable)

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

Noun

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.