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WATER-GILDING

\wˈɔːtəɡˈɪldɪŋ], \wˈɔːtəɡˈɪldɪŋ], \w_ˈɔː_t_ə_ɡ_ˈɪ_l_d_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of WATER-GILDING

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Gilding metallic surfaces by coating them with gold amalgam, and then driving off the mercury by heat.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. The gilding of metallic surfaces by covering them with a thin coating of amalgam of gold and mercury, and then volatilizing the mercury by heat.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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