The action or process of partially gilding something; (the making of) parcel-gilt ware.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > methods of (8) parcel-gilding1519 The action or process of partially gilding something; (the making of) parcel-gilt ware. water gilding1703 any of several methods of gilding, esp. a method of gilding metal using gold amalgam or an aqueous solution of mercury, and a method of gilding… leaf gilding1746 gilding with gold leaf. matting1758 The action of matt, v. 1; the production of a matt surface; the matt surface thus produced. fire gilding1831 gilding in which a gold amalgam is applied to metal, and the mercury then evaporated off with a gentle heat. mercury gilding1870 a method of gilding using an amalgam of gold and mercury which can be painted on to the surface (see quot. 1960); (also) the result of this. pink gilding1873 gilding composed of a mixture of gold, silver, and copper, having a pink tinge. honey gilding1954 a dull gilding produced by applying a mixture of gold leaf and honey to the surface of an object (cf. honey-gold, n. 2); the process or technique of… |
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