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gilder

1 American  
[gil-der] / ˈgɪl dər /

noun

  1. guilder.


gilder 2 American  
[gil-der] / ˈgɪl dər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that gilds. gild.


gilder British  
/ 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

Etymology

Origin of gilder

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

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