gilding metal

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gilding metal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gilding \Gild"ing\ (g[i^]ld"[i^]ng), n.
     1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold
        leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that
        which resembles gold.
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     2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any
        surface.
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     3. Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what
        is solid and genuine.
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     Gilding metal, a tough kind of sheet brass from which
        cartridge shells are made.
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gilding metal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gilding metal
      n 1: a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that
           were to be gilded