Synonyms for
Gilding
Definition
The process of covering a surface with a thin layer of gold or gold-like material.
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- The gilding on the statue sparkled in the sunlight.
- The artist used gilding to make her painting look more fancy.
- The antique clock had intricate gilding on its face.
- The gilding on the mirror had started to fade.
- The gilding on the church's altar was breathtaking.
Quotes
The gilding of the pill makes it go down easier.
All that glitters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and bones and tissues. Any nobleness begins at once to refine a man's features, any meanness or sensuality to imbrute them. (Thoreau)