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gilders

gilders is the plural of gilder.

Meaning of gilder

Noun

gilder (plural gilders)

  1. One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
    • A lady ſhould, indeed, ſtudie her face, when wee thinke ſhee ſleepes: nor, when the dores are ſhut, ſhould men bee inquiring, all is ſacred within, then. [...] you ſee guilders will not worke, but inclos'd. They muſt not diſcouer, how little ſerues, with the helpe of art, to adorne a great deale.1609 December (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Epicoene, or The Silent Woman. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby...

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Proper noun capitalized: Gilders

Gilders

  1. (plural) plural of Gilder

Phrases with gilders

Questions about gilders

What is gilders the plural of?
Gilders is the plural of gilder.
What part of speech is gilders?
Gilders is a proper noun.

Words near gilders in the dictionary

  1. gilded the pill
  2. gilden
  3. gildens
  4. gilder
  5. Gilderoy
  6. gilders
  7. Gildersleeve
  8. Gildersleeves
  9. Gildersome
  10. gildest
  11. gildeth

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