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gilding¹

  • /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪldɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of gild

noun gildings

  1. uncountable The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
  2. uncountable Gold leaf.
  3. countable A coating of gold or gold-colored paint, etc.

Gilding²

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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noun art

Françaisdorure, dorage
DeutschVergolden
Italianoindoratura

noun leaf

DeutschBlattgold

noun coating

DeutschVergoldung

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@misc{gilding_2026,
  title = {gilding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gilding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}