gilders

Welshman is Jan Vanwelt, and the gilders were the cattle he has sent in, as a part-payment beforehand of my guerdon. "

The Betrothed Walter Scott 1801

He was probably chosen not by Du Barry but by the architect, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, as just one of the bevy of highly skilled craftsmen wood sculptors, bronze casters, gilders needed to realize the luxurious interiors.

The Path of 'Progress' Karen Wilkin 2011

In the 17th Century, Dutch florist might pay a couple thousand gilders for one bulb.

Flower Confidential (copy) ____Maggie 2007

In the 17th Century, Dutch florist might pay a couple thousand gilders for one bulb.

Archive 2007-08-01 ____Maggie 2007

By nature, fancypants chefs are obsessive, compulsive tinkerers and lily-gilders.

Ed Levine: Haute Dogs Are Hot, Hot, Hot 2009

Related to gold and precious gems: goldsmiths, gold dealers, jewelers, gilders.

Astrology for Enlightenment Michelle Karén 2008

I left early after paying my bill, using all my available cash and borrowing some from dondelion this restaurant did not accept credit cards - what? and with a few more borrowed gilders from dondelion, I stopped at a McDonald's on the way back to the Hotel Schmitt and took a Big Mac and fries back to my room.

Archive 2008-03-01 Jan 2008

The market for luxury goods and artisans such as carvers, gilders, watchmakers, furniture makers, painters, potters, silversmiths also rose, along with the need for contractors.

The City Hall Park Project - New York City during the Revolution 2007

When I was in Amsterdam (10 years ago) the fee for a session with a legal prostitute was $25 US (50 gilders).

The Volokh Conspiracy » Senators, Prostitution, and Crime: 2007

This is the part where lily-gilders will add things like sausage and oysters and the like, in our family we do not practice such heretical acts.

Archive 2007-11-01 Mercedes 2007