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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold..
Use wash-gilding when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wash-gilding means The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold..
Common synonyms include fire-gilding, water gilding.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use wash-gilding where its definition matches the intended context.
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