amalgam gilding

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Definition of amalgam gilding words

noun amalgam gilding a process of gilding metalwork in which the metal base is coated with an amalgam of gold and mercury, the latter subsequently being driven off by heat. 1

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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