parcel-gilt
partly gilded, esp (of an item of silverware) having the inner surface gilded
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How to use parcel-gilt in a sentence
The third suit is enriched with engraving, and was formerly parcel gilt, but the helmet does not belong to the suit.
Authorised Guide to the Tower of London | W. J. LoftieThe parcel gilt Chalice still in use at Pickering Church belongs to this period.
The Evolution Of An English Town | Gordon HomeA standing cup parcel-gilt of thirty-two ounces, eleven pounds seven shillings, the first of July.
The Works of John Marston | John MarstonAn example occurs in the India Museum, the hair dyed red and yellow, the handle of silver parcel-gilt.
History of the Fan | George Woolliscroft RheadFrom Hyderabad in the Deccan is a parcel-gilt vase, an example of pierced-work, the opus interassile of the Romans.
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