A process by which an amalgam of gold is applied to metallic surfaces, the mercury being subsequently volatilized, leaving a film of gold or an amalgam containing from 13 to 16% of mercury.

plural of gilding metal

The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.

Synonym of wash-gilding

Synonym of wash-gilding

(idiomatic) To embellish or improve something unnecessarily. / To add superfluous attributes to something.

simple past tense and past participle of gild the lily

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gild the lily

plural of gilded cage

(figuratively) A place (or, by extension, situation) which is superficially attractive but nevertheless constraining; a comfortable but confined situation.