Gilder

Gilder

A gilder is a craftsman who works with gold and silver to artistically cover an object as in the gold leaf process.

It was rare for a gilder who worked with mercury to embelish metal products to live over 40 years of age.

Gilder is a character in the video game "Skies of Arcadia"; see Skies of Arcadia characters.

Gilder is also a program by MDY designed to assist players in "World of Warcraft" in collecting in game valuables. "Blizzard Entertainment" is currently involved in a lawsuit against MDY, claiming MDY has violated "World of Warcraft" 's license agreement, and therefor the copy in system memory is no longer licensed and is in violation of United States copyright laws.

People named Gilder

* Richard Gilder
* Richard Watson Gilder
* William Henry Gilder
* George Gilder

You may also be looking for information on the guilder.

External links

* [http://societyofgilders.org/ Society of Gilders] - dedicated to the advancement of precious metal gilding. Broad membership. Discussion, information, pictures and links to gilders world-wide.


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  • Gilder — Gild er, n. One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay with gold. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gilder — Gil der, n. A Dutch coin. See {Guilder}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gilder — Gilder, William Henry, amerikan. Journalist und Polarfahrer, geb. 16. Aug. 1838 in Philadelphia, gest. 5. Febr. 1900 in Morristown (New Jersey), begleitete 1878–80 Schwatka (s.d.) nach King Willsamland, beteiligte sich 1881 an der Hilfsexpedition …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Gilder — This interesting and unusual name of medieval English origin is a dialectal variant of Gold, itself a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in gold. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century gyldan and the Old High… …   Surnames reference

  • gilder — noun A craftsman who works with gold and silver to artistically cover an object as in the gold leaf process. [...] worth as much as a Dutch Gilder, or about 21 Pence English …   Wiktionary

  • gilder — gild ► VERB 1) cover thinly with gold. 2) (gilded) wealthy and privileged: gilded youth. ● gild the lily Cf. ↑gild the lily DERIVATIVES gilder noun gilding …   English terms dictionary

  • Gilder, Jeannette Leonard — ▪ American editor and writer born Oct. 3, 1849, Flushing, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 17, 1916, New York, N.Y.       American editor and writer, a prolific and influential figure in popular journalism, particularly in the arts, in the latter half of the …   Universalium

  • Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, founded in New York by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman in 1994, was set up to promote the study and love of American history. The Institute targets audiences ranging from students and scholars …   Wikipedia

  • gilder — noun see gild I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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