gilding
Origin of gilding
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How to use gilding in a sentence
No man with any reverence in him would meddle much with such delicate, lovely old things as many of these gildings!
There and Back | George MacDonaldThe landscape was not beautiful, in spite of the sun's profuse gildings, but to the lovers it appeared a Paradise.
The Green Mummy | Fergus HumeAmong the other matters were included questions of candlesticks and bindings and gildings of books.
Illuminated Manuscripts | John W. BradleyIt seems difficult for lightning to resist the attraction of gildings.
Thunder and Lightning | Camille FlammarionShe knew so well the old gildings and the old habitus of her father's salon.
The Red and the Black | Stendhal
British Dictionary definitions for gilding
/ (ˈɡɪldɪŋ) /
the act or art of applying gilt to a surface
the surface so produced
another word for gilt 1 (def. 2)
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