Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gilding process in which the gold is put on in the form of an amalgam of gold and mercury, and then heated in a muffle. The mercury escaping leaves a film of gold.
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Examples
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The doors became Ghiberti's life's work, since the casting and fire-gilding of the two sets of doors took him to within two years of his death.
Lorenzo Ghiberti exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2007
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The doors became Ghiberti's life's work, since the casting and fire-gilding of the two sets of doors took him to within two years of his death.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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