gilding

Speech parts

1. gilding - Noun

2. gilding - Verb

Meaning

of Gild

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gilt dorado color golding tinsel gold elaborate decoration disguise trim enhancement embroidery elaboration plating ornament
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Antonyms

mar blight display explain neutral plain
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Hypernyms

coat coating

Phrases with the word

amalgam gilding mercury gilding gilding artisan gilding worker gilding specialist ornamental gilding artist

Anagrams

gliding

Examples

Drab unshorn hedgebanks and regenerating woodland masking abandoned market gardens and historic mine workings brighten in today’s sunshine, glossing ripe ivy berries, gilding yellow gorse and masses of catkins. Source: Internet

Only the merest dab of jam and that really is gilding the lily. Source: Internet

Yenne, p. 75 Although the retablo had been relayered over the centuries, most of the original gilding remains underneath the modern materials (extensive restoration was begun in June 2006). Source: Internet

The World characterized it as "more like a glowworm than a beacon."sfn Bartholdi suggested gilding the statue to increase its ability to reflect light, but this proved too expensive. Source: Internet

The government’s stimulus packages to deal with the coronavirus fallout is nothing but gilding the lily. Source: Internet

Other precious metals were also used, mainly for gilding or coinage. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Gildersome Gildford gildhall gilding metal Gildner Gildon