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goldbeating

American

[gohld-bee-ting] / ˈgoʊldˌbi tɪŋ /

Or gold beating

noun

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

Other Word Forms

goldbeater

noun

Etymology

Origin of goldbeating

First recorded in 1755–65; gold + beating

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