parcel gilding
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noun
the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
Nearby words
parboil, parbuckle, parca, parcae, parcel, parcel gilding, parcel out, parcel post, parcel tanker, parcel-gilt, parceling
Origin of parcel gilding
First recorded in 1865–70
Related forms
par·cel-gild·er, nounpar·cel-gilt, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for parcel-gilt
From Hyderabad in the Deccan is a parcel-gilt vase, an example of pierced-work, the opus interassile of the Romans.
British Dictionary definitions for parcel-gilt
parcel-gilt
adjective
partly gilded, esp (of an item of silverware) having the inner surface gilded
Word Origin for parcel-gilt
C15: from parcel (in the obsolete adv sense: partly) + gilt 1
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