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gilder

gilder

1 9.0
A person who covers objects with a thin layer of gold
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɪldər/
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  • The museum hired a gilder to restore the intricate gold detailing on the historical artwork.

Examples

  • The skilled gilder carefully applied the gold leaf to the antique frame, enhancing its beauty.

  • As a gilder, she spent hours perfecting the shiny finish on the decorative mirror.

  • The basement is home to a furniture restorer and frame gilder; the latter was mentioned in the 2004 Times article.

    Blog text (15)

  • The little brush that I'll use to pick up this sheet of very, very fine gold that I'm laying down on my gilders pad, which is a piece of suede.

  • The young tourist took refuge in a dark side street near a quay that was populated by goldsmiths, jewelers, gilders, and watchmakers.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

plater
vsgilder
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A skilled worker who covers items with a thin layer of metal like silver or gold

applies thin gold or gold-like layers specifically rather than any metal

Surface Forms

gilder singular
gilders plural

Morphology

gilder = gild (transparent) = gild + er

A straightforward agent-noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'gild'.

Etymology

Gilder comes from the verb gild, which means 'to cover with gold' and is related to the simple word gold. So a gilder is someone who puts a thin layer of gold or a gold-like material onto things.