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arsedine

/ˈɑːɹsədin/

arsedine noun: an imitation gold used in gilding.

Noun

arsedine (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An imitation gold used in gilding.
    • O! it is divine and moſt admirable, and ſo farre beyond all that ever he publiſhed heretofore, as day-light beyond candle-light, or tinſell or leafe-gold above arſedine; […]1596, Tho[mas] Nashe, “Dialogus”, in Haue with You to Saffron-Walden. Or, Gabriell Harveys Hunt is Up. […], London: […] John Danter, →OCLC; republished as J[ohn] P[ayne] C[ollier], editor, Have with...

Questions about arsedine

What does arsedine mean?
Arsedine means an imitation gold used in gilding.
What part of speech is arsedine?
Arsedine is a noun.
How do you pronounce arsedine?
Arsedine is pronounced /ˈɑːɹsədin/.

Words near arsedine in the dictionary

  1. arsecunts
  2. arsed
  3. arsed about
  4. arsed around
  5. arsed up
  6. arsedine
  7. arseface
  8. arsefaces
  9. arsefoot
  10. arsefucker
  11. arsefuckers

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