gilding
noun
[ ˈɡɪldɪŋ ]
• the process of applying gold leaf or gold paint.
gild
verb
• cover thinly with gold.
• "in 1436 he gilded and painted statues for Bruges Town Hall"
Similar:
cover with gold,
paint gold,
lacquer gold,
inlay with gold,
gold-covered,
gold-painted,
gold-lacquered,
gold-inlaid,
Origin:
Old English gyldan, of Germanic origin; related to gold.
