gilding
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gilding
- present participle and gerund of gild
Noun edit
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 edit
Translations edit
art
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leaf
coating
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Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Danish gelding, from Old Norse geldingr.
Noun edit
gilding c (singular definite gildingen, plural indefinite gildinger or gildinge)
Inflection edit
Declension of gilding
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gilding | gildingen | gildinger gildinge |
gildingerne gildingene |
| genitive | gildings | gildingens | gildingers gildinges |
gildingernes gildingenes |
Synonyms edit
- kastrat c