Synonyms:
gilt, gilding
Meaning: a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
Usage examples
Velvet and gilding do not make a throne, nor gold and jewels a sceptre.
So the lad scraped and scrubbed it, but the gilding wouldn't go off, so he bound a piece of rag round it; and when the man came back, and asked what was the matter with his finger, the lad said he'd given it such a bad cut.
So the lad scraped and scrubbed it, but the gilding wouldn't go off, so he bound a piece of rag round it; and when the man came back, and asked what was the matter with his finger, the lad said he'd given it such a bad cut.