wash-gilding
Noun
Meaning
wash-gilding (uncountable)
The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.
Synonyms: fire-gilding, water gilding
Noun
wash-gilding (uncountable)
The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.
Synonyms: fire-gilding, water gilding