Gilding metal — Gilding Gild ing (g[i^]ld [i^]ng), n. 1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gilding metal — noun a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded • Hypernyms: ↑brass * * * noun 1. : a brass rich in copper from which articles to be gilded were formerly made 2. : brass containing 95 percent copper and 5 percent … Useful english dictionary
Gilding — is the art of applying a thin layer of gold, simulated gold, or other metal to a surface. Products employed may be real gold leaf ranging in karats from 9 up to 24; imitation leaf composition gold, Dutch metal leaf, aluminum leaf, copper leaf;… … Wikipedia
Gilding — Gild ing (g[i^]ld [i^]ng), n. 1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metal leaf — processing 22k gold leaf applied with an ox hair brush during the process … Wikipedia
gilding — /gil ding/, n. 1. the application of gilt. 2. the gold leaf or other material with which something is gilded. 3. the golden surface produced by the application of gilt. 4. something used to create a deceptively pleasing, impressive, or alluring… … Universalium
Metal clay — Pendant made from metal clay with gold powder Metal clay is a crafting medium consisting of very small particles of metal such as silver, gold, platinum, or copper mixed with an organic binder and water for use in making jewelry, beads and small… … Wikipedia
Full metal jacket bullet — A full metal jacket (or FMJ) is a bullet encased in a shell of copper alloy (such as gilding metal or cupronickel) or a steel alloy shell. This shell can extend around all of the bullet, or often just the front and sides with the rear left as… … Wikipedia
Depletion gilding — is a method for producing a layer of nearly pure gold on an object made of gold alloy by removing the other metals from its surface. It is sometimes referred to as a surface enrichment process.[1] Contents 1 Process 2 Variations 3 … Wikipedia
fire gilding — noun : a mode of gilding with an amalgam of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off by heat * * * a process of gilding metalwork in which the metal base is coated with an amalgam of gold and mercury, the latter subsequently being… … Useful english dictionary
