gilding
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪldɪŋ
Verb
gilding
- present participle of gild
Noun
gilding (countable and uncountable, plural gildings)
- (uncountable) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
- (uncountable) Gold leaf.
- (countable) A coating of gold or gold-coloured paint, etc.
Translations
art
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leaf
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coating
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Anagrams
- gliding
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Danish gelding, from Old Norse geldingr.
Noun
gilding c (singular definite gildingen, plural indefinite gildinger or gildinge)
- (dated) eunuch
- (dialectal) a castrated animal
Inflection
Declension of gilding
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gilding | gildingen | gildinger gildinge | gildingerne gildingene |
| genitive | gildings | gildingens | gildingers gildinges | gildingernes gildingenes |
Synonyms
- kastrat c
References
- “gilding” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog