gilding
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English
Pronunciation
Verb
gilding
- present participle and gerund of gild
Noun
gilding (countable and uncountable, plural gildings)
- (uncountable) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
- (uncountable) Gold leaf.
- (countable) A coating of gold or gold-colored paint, etc.
Derived terms
Translations
art
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leaf
coating
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Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Danish gelding, from Old Norse geldingr.
Noun
gilding c (singular definite gildingen, plural indefinite gildinger or gildinge)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gilding | gildingen | gildinger gildinge |
gildingerne gildingene |
| genitive | gildings | gildingens | gildingers gildinges |
gildingernes gildingenes |
Synonyms
- kastrat c