Associations to the word «Gilding»

Wiktionary

GILDING, verb. Present participle of gild
GILDING, noun. (uncountable) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface
GILDING, noun. (uncountable) Gold leaf
GILDING, noun. (countable) A coating of gold, etc.
GILDING METAL, noun. A tough kind of sheet brass from which cartridge shells are made.
GILDING THE LILY, verb. Present participle of gild the lily

Dictionary definition

GILDING, noun. A coating of gold or of something that looks like gold.

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad