fire gilding
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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.
Nearby words
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Origin of fire gilding
First recorded in 1825–35
Also called amalgam gilding.
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Examples from the Web for amalgam gilding
To gild brass, copper, &c., in the common process of wash or fire-gilding.