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Gilding vs Hilding - What's the difference?

gilding | hilding |

As nouns the difference between gilding and hilding

is that gilding is the art of applying gold leaf to a surface while hilding is a wretch, a contemptible person.

As a verb gilding

is present participle of lang=en.

gilding

English

(wikipedia gilding)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface
  • (uncountable) Gold leaf
  • (countable) A coating of gold, etc.

    • Anagrams

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    hilding

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a wretch, a contemptible person
  • :* 1985': ‘God, eh? Which god? You whore, you loathsome '''hilding .’ — Anthony Burgess, ''Kingdom of the Wicked