What does "gilding" mean?
Gilding: Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any surface.
Additional senses
- 2.Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what is solid and genuine. Gilding metal, a tough kind of sheet brass from which cartridge shells are made.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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