Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wash-gilding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: wash-gild-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

fire-gilding water gilding

Questions

What does wash-gilding mean?: The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.

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