goldbeater
- a word derived from goldbeating.
Example Sentences
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He is widely acknowledged as the last goldbeater — or battiloro, in Italian — to produce golden leaves using traditional techniques in Venice.Credit...
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Again, while describing the labours of the goldbeater, he took occasion to show the prodigious ductility possessed by certain substances.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William
The first attempt to create a popular drama was made by Lope de Rueda, a goldbeater of Seville, who flourished between 1544 and 1567, and who became both a dramatic writer and an actor.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
Some people have the power of spinning out a trifle of matter, covering a large surface with a grain of ore—like the goldbeater, who, out of a single guinea, will compose a score of books.
From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick
The gold used by the goldbeater is variously alloyed, according to the colour required.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
