Gilder vs Milder - What's the difference?

gilder | milder |

As a noun gilder

is one who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay with gold.

As an adjective milder is

comparative of mild.

gilder

English

(wikipedia gilder)

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)

One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay with gold.

Etymology 2

variant of guilder

Noun

(en noun)

(uncommon)

* 1743 , A Description of Holland , page 103/H4:

[...] worth as much as a Dutch'' Gilder , or about 21 Pence ''English .

* 1959 , Alec Waugh, Love and the Caribbean , page 263:

On both sides they will confuse you by explaining that the Dutch gilder is the currency they prefer.

* 2002 , Georges de Menil, Economic Policy (ISBN 1-405-10537-2), page 556:

[...] i.e. the 11 'legacy' currencies replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999 (Portuguese escudo, Belgian and Luxembourg franc, French franc, Dutch gilder , Italian lira, [...]).

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milder

English

Adjective

(head)

(mild)

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mild

English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective

(er)

Gentle and not easily provoked.

(of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity.

Not keenly felt or seriously intended.

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(of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.

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(of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.

(of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.

Not sharp, or strong in flavor.

Synonyms

* soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive * See also

Antonyms

* strong * harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable

Noun

(en noun)

(British) A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale

* 1998 , Robert Rankin, The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (page 112)

'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild .

* 2011 , Pete Brown, Three Sheets to the Wind

But Stella shouldn't really be drunk in pints the same way our dads used to drink bitter or mild that was effectively half as strong.

Derived terms

* mild and bitter

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