gilding

«gilding» in Mova's school dictionary: a thin layer of gold, or of a gold-coloured paint, put on… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (gilding, no plural); also the verb gild, gilds, gilded, gilding

meaning for a pupil

Gilding is a thin layer of gold, or of a gold-coloured paint, put on the surface of something to make it shine. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories, a shiny gilding on a crown or a picture frame shows that it is precious, but it can wear off

examples

• The gilding on the frame had faded. tree →
• Under the gilding, the box was only wood. tree →
• The king's chair had a bright gilding. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gilding» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.