gilder
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gilder
Example Sentences
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However, he soon realised being a gilder pilot was "an elite, like the Commandos".
From BBC
Rabbits, sugar gilders, chinchillas, and hamsters made the list.
From Salon
His painted altarpieces were often very large and required collaborations with local carpenters, carvers and gilders.
From Washington Post
He is less a gilder of lilies than a trimmer of fat, and there is a clarity to The New Abnormal that commends it.
From The Guardian
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.
From The Verge
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