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gold⋅beat⋅ing

  [gohld-bee-ting]
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–noun
the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
Also, gold beating.

Origin:
1755–65; gold + beating

Related forms:
goldbeater, noun
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gold·beat·ing   (gōld'bē'tĭng)   
n.  The act, process, or art of beating sheets of gold into gold leaf.
gold'beat'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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