Vergoldung — meaning in English

English meaning

• gilding noun The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
• gilt adj Covered with a thin layer of gold or gold-coloured material.

Senses

Vergoldung is used for these senses in English:

• gilding (countable) A coating of gold or gold-colored paint, etc.
• gilt (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.

gilding — full definition

1. noun The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
2. noun A coating of gold or gold-colored paint, etc.

gilt — full definition

1. adj Covered with a thin layer of gold or gold-coloured material.
2. noun A thin coating of gold, or the gold-coloured finish itself.
3. noun A UK government bond, so called because early certificates had gilt edges.
4. noun A young female pig that has not yet had a litter.

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