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Meanings of gilding in English
Synonyms
Examples for "gilt"
Examples for "gilt"
1
I looked at myself in the little gilt mirror over the mantel-piece.
2
Price 50 cents in paper cover, or One Dollar in cloth, gilt.
3
In it, written on gilt-edged paper, were the lines of the song.
4
On the gilt panels of the walls were wreaths of red roses.
5
Agüero's search for the record began with him missing a gilt-edged chance.
Usage of gilding in English
1
The edges are richly gilded, and figures are pricked in the gilding.
2
The expences of these people in gilding their images are quite enormous.
3
Be plain with him; not forgetting the gilding, I need not remark.
4
He looked up from the gilding and met her elfin gaze directly.
5
John Broom preferred flowers even to china cups with gilding on them.
6
All the Burmese royal residencies were and are still covered with gilding.
7
They threaten me with three months before the gilding can be begun.
8
A warm gilding flickered over Ludowika; she smiled at him, relaxed, content.
9
With youth and happiness gilding every hour, the days passed merrily enough.
10
The sun crept slowly up, gilding thickets and forests with pure gold.
11
He draws off one of the canvas sleeves, shows him the gilding.
12
The beams of the setting sun were yet gilding Mount Lowe's summit.
13
No paint or dye can give so splendid a colour as gilding.
14
Pure Shinto requires that a miya should be without gilding or ornamentation.
15
The same remark applies, though to a less degree, to Mosaic gilding.
16
Crystal and silk, gilding and exotic woods, rare paintings and priceless sculptures.
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Translations for gilding
Portuguese
Spanish
Gilding through the time
Gilding across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common