- a variation of guilder.
gilder
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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Origin of gilder
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However, he soon realised being a gilder pilot was "an elite, like the Commandos".
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
The case was made by Pierre-Philippe Thomire, a Parisian bronzeur and gilder of the early 19th Century, and the inner movements were made by Benjamin Vulliamy, clockmaker to King George III from 1773.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2020
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 ● Apr. 11, 2020
As the sun beat down, Jane Henry, a gilder, primed and sealed the incised letters.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2014
In later times the work was divided, and the decorator or gilder was sometimes a more important person than the painter.
From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by John Ruskin
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