Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilding metal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: gild-ing met-al
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tough kind of brass from which artillery shells, as well as some jewellery, are made.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

gilding metals (plural)

Questions

What does gilding metal mean?: A tough kind of brass from which artillery shells, as well as some jewellery, are made.

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