fire gilding
noun
a process of gilding metalwork in which the metal base is coated with an amalgam of gold and mercury, the latter subsequently being driven off by heat.
Origin of fire gilding
1First recorded in 1825–35
- Also called amalgam gilding.
Words Nearby fire gilding
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How to use fire gilding in a sentence
To gild brass, copper, &c., in the common process of wash or fire-gilding.
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