"wash-gilding" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wash-gilding (uncountable)
  1. The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: fire-gilding, water gilding
    Sense id: en-wash-gilding-en-noun-SEhEERIZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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