The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.

present participle of gild the lily

A tough kind of sheet brass from which cartridge shells are made.

A process by which an amalgam of gold is applied to metallic surfaces, the mercury being subsequently volatilized, leaving a film of gold or an amalgam containing from 13 to 16% of mercury.

plural of gilding metal

The House of Lords.

The period of United States history from the end of the Civil War to the end of the 19th century, a time marked by rapid economic expansion, a lack of government regulation, and rampant corruption.

plural of were gild

simple past tense and past participle of gild the lily

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gild the lily