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gilder

1

[gil-der]

noun

  1. a person or thing that gilds. gild.



gilder

2

[gil-der]

noun

  1. guilder.

gilder

/ ˈɡɪldə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of guilder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gilder1

1275–1325; Middle English. See gild 1, -er 1
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Example Sentences

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However, he soon realised being a gilder pilot was "an elite, like the Commandos".

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Rabbits, sugar gilders, chinchillas, and hamsters made the list.

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His painted altarpieces were often very large and required collaborations with local carpenters, carvers and gilders.

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He is less a gilder of lilies than a trimmer of fat, and there is a clarity to The New Abnormal that commends it.

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Set to an orchestral background, the video shows master gilder Karen Haslewood peeling off gold leaves and brushing them onto the back cover of the hair dryers, which have been painted with a red gesso.

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