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# gilding

noun (gilding, no plural); also the verb gild, gilds, gilded, gilding

«gilding» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Gilding is a thin layer of gold, or of a gold-coloured paint, put on the surface of something to make it shine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilding/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a shiny gilding on a crown or a picture frame shows that it is precious, but it can wear off

### Examples

- The gilding on the frame had faded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilding/#x1)
- Under the gilding, the box was only wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilding/#x2)
- The king's chair had a bright gilding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilding/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gilding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gilding/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gilding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gilding.html) on Mova free.