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gilding metal
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Gilding metal
(gcide) | Gilding \Gild"ing\ (g[i^]ld"[i^]ng), n.
1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold
leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that
which resembles gold.
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2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any
surface.
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3. Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what
is solid and genuine.
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Gilding metal, a tough kind of sheet brass from which
cartridge shells are made.
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gilding metal
(wn) | gilding metal
n 1: a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that
were to be gilded |
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Gilding metal
(gcide) | Gilding \Gild"ing\ (g[i^]ld"[i^]ng), n.
1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold
leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that
which resembles gold.
[1913 Webster]
2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any
surface.
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3. Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what
is solid and genuine.
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Gilding metal, a tough kind of sheet brass from which
cartridge shells are made.
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