Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gold size

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: gold -size
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A size (or viscous wash) put down on a surface on which gold leaf is to be applied.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Whatsoever you would gild must be first drawn with a gold size."
"Gold size […] is drying oil mixed with calcined red ochre."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gold sizes (plural) goldsize (alternative)

Questions

What does gold size mean?: A size (or viscous wash) put down on a surface on which gold leaf is to be applied.

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