gilding

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/ˈɡɪldɪŋ/

noun

The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.

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gilt
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Meanings

gilding1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gild
noungilding (countable and uncountable, plural gildings)

plural gildings

  1. uncountableThe art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
  2. uncountableGold leaf.
  3. countableA coating of gold or gold-colored paint, etc.

Gilding2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

Similar
gilt
Broader
coatingcoat
Also see
giltinauration

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian позлатяване, позлата
  • позлатяване (pozlatjavane)art
  • позлата (pozlata)leaf
  • варак (varak)leaf
Catalan dauradura
  • dauraduraart
Finnish kultaaminen, lehtikulta
  • kultaaminenart
  • lehtikultaleaf
  • kultauscoating
French dorure, dorage
  • dorureart
  • dorageart
German Vergolden, Blattgold
  • Vergoldenart
  • Blattgoldleaf
  • Vergoldungcoating
Italian indoratura
  • indoraturaart
Latin aurātūra
  • aurātūracoating
Turkish yaldız
  • yaldızart

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gilding

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Anagrams

gliding
Cite this entry
APA

gilding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gilding

MLA

“gilding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gilding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gilding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gilding.

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