gilding
present participle ofgild
| 单词 | gilding |
| 释义 | gilding present participle ofgild gild verb[T] uk/ɡɪld/us/ɡɪld/tocoverasurfacewith athinlayerofgoldor asubstancethatlookslikegold literary tocoverthesurfaceof something withbright, gold-colouredlight: Sunlight gilded the children'sfaces. Chemistry: metals & metalworking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Covering and adding layers Giving out light Idiomgild the lily Examplesofgildinggilding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Hill denies them death by fixing andgildingtheir image as they leap. From theCambridge English Corpus There have been businesses dealing with golf clubs, musical instruments, ceramics andgilding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I see in the totalisator something that seeks to give gain without labour, something which is callous selfishness, disguised only by thegildingof charity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I regard it as almost in the nature ofgildingthe lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that that wasgildingthe lily a bit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot find an equivalent for a man doinggildingand patterned work which is so skilled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no evidence thatgildingwas used on the railings originally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would, indeed, begildingthe lily for me to seek to add any further matters of either explanation or commendation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I fully understand that that is because no purpose would be served by furthergildingthat lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The extra pay was put in by way ofgildingthe pill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that they aregildingthe lily and painting something that it is impossible to improve. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a mistake to improve upon it even by way ofgildingthe lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would begildingthe lily for me to try to add to his case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That was more thangildingthe lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It isgildingthe lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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