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wash-gilding

wash-gilding noun: the process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.

Noun

wash-gilding (uncountable)

  1. The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.

Synonyms of wash-gilding

Questions about wash-gilding

What does wash-gilding mean?
Wash-gilding means the process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.
What part of speech is wash-gilding?
Wash-gilding is a noun.

Words near wash-gilding in the dictionary

  1. wash-and-wear
  2. wash-ball
  3. wash-balls
  4. wash-basin
  5. wash-basins
  6. wash-gilding
  7. wash-hand
  8. wash-leather
  9. wash-leathers
  10. wash-machine
  11. wash-machines

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