parcel gilding

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noun

the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.

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Origin of parcel gilding

First recorded in 1865–70

OTHER WORDS FROM parcel gilding

parcel-gilder, nounparcel-gilt, adjective

Words nearby parcel gilding

parboil, parbuckle, Parca, Parcae, parcel, parcel gilding, parcel-gilt, parceling, parcel out, parcel post, parcel tanker