请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 fire gilding
释义

fire gilding


noun

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.
Also called amalgam gilding.

Origin of fire gilding

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby fire gilding

firefight, firefighter, firefighting, fireflood, firefly, fire gilding, fireguard, fire hall, fire hat, firehorse, fire hose
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for fire gilding

  • To gild brass, copper, &c., in the common process of wash or fire-gilding.

    Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 15:36:59