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

Arundo donax, usually called giant reed, of the Mediterranean and vicinity. / Arundinaria gigantea (rivercane), of the southeastern US.

plural of Aldabra giant tortoise

Megachile pluto, a very large Indonesian resin bee.

Arundo donax, native to the Mediterranean.

Alternative form of gird up one's loins

(Australia) A rounded, eroded stone characteristic of dry parts of inland Australia.

A machine for raising a nap on cloth.

(slang, derogatory, sometimes attributive) Any of various sports (tennis, cricket, golf, etc.) when played on a small scale or in a non-competitive way.

plural of giant reed