goldbeating

or gold beat·ing

[gohld-bee-ting]

noun

the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.

Origin of goldbeating

First recorded in 1755–65; gold + beating

Related formsgold·beat·er, noun

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Historical Examples of gold-beating

The ancient Romans were not ignorant of the process of gold-beating, although they did not carry it so far as we do.
Popular Technology; Volume 2
Edward Hazen
The arts of wire-drawing and gold-beating shew its wonderful ductility.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.
Pierre Joseph Macquer
In the city are canneries of vegetables and fruit, glass-works and a gold-beating establishment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3
Various
Even in the tombs at Beni-Hassan we find the process of gold-beating illustrated in full.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)
Georges Perrot

British Dictionary definitions for gold-beating

gold-beating

noun

the act, process, or skill of hammering sheets of gold into gold leaf

Derived Formsgold-beater, noun

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