noun
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the act or art of applying gilt to a surface
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the surface so produced
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another word for gilt 1
Etymology
Origin of gilding
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at gild 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Luke Woodhouse, the 25th seed, defeated fellow Englishman Andrew Gilding 4-1 to reach the fourth round for the second successive year.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
But Gilding responded by winning three consecutive legs and pegged him back to 15-14, but the 18-year-old held his nerve for a 16-14 success.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
Another big-name casualty at the same stage was world number five Stephen Bunting, who suffered a 6-4 defeat to Andrew Gilding while James Wade went down 6-1 to Ross Smith.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
Wright lost 10-5 to Andrew Gilding, while Chisnall was thrashed 10-2 by Poland's Krzysztof Ratajski.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024
Autumn, with his "gold hand," is "Gilding the falling leaf, Bringing up winter to fulfil the year, Bearing upon his back the ripéd sheaf."
From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess
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