GILDING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

Synonyms:

gilding; gilt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gilding" is a kind of...):

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

Derivation:

gild (decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold)

-ing form of the verb gild