Usually means: Applying gold leaf using water.
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  1. water-gilding, water gilding: Wordnik
  2. water gilding: Wiktionary
  3. Water gilding: Dictionary.com
  4. Water gilding: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Water gilding: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. Water gilding: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. water gilding: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Water gilding: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. water gilding: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

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Definitions from Wiktionary (water gilding)

▸ noun:  Synonym of wash-gilding

Similar:
fire-gilding, gilding, fire gilt, giltwood, gelt, gold size, silvergilt, silver gilt, goldenware, goldsize, more...

Opposite:
oil gilding, matte gilding, bole gilding

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Similar:
fire-gilding, gilding, fire gilt, giltwood, gelt, gold size, silvergilt, silver gilt, goldenware, goldsize, more...

Opposite:
oil gilding, matte gilding, bole gilding



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