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—goldbeater, n./gohld"bee'ting/, n.the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.Also, gold beating.[1755-65; GOLD + BEATING]
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Goldbeating — is the process of hammering gold into an extremely thin unbroken sheet for use in gilding. History 5,000 years ago, Egyptian artisans recognized the extraordinary durability and malleability of gold and became the first goldbeaters and gilders.… … Wikipedia
goldbeating — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an act, art, or process of hammering gold into thin leaves * * * goldbeater, n. /gohld bee ting/, n. the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf. Also, gold beating. [1755 65; GOLD + BEATING] … Useful english dictionary
goldbeater — [gōld′bēt΄ər] n. a person who pounds gold into thin leaves for use in gilding goldbeating n. * * * See goldbeating. * * * … Universalium
Koftgari — Koft ga*ri , a. [Hind. koft gar[ i] goldbeating. fr. Per. koft beating + gar[ i] trade.] Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold, a variety of damascening much used in the arts of India. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kutch — Kutch, n. (Goldbeating) The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten into thin sheets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metallurgy — Georg Agricola, author of De re metallica, an important early book on metal extraction Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their… … Wikipedia
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Metal leaf — processing 22k gold leaf applied with an ox hair brush during the process … Wikipedia
Goldbeater's skin — the outer membrane of calf s intestine is a parchment traditionally used in the process of reducing gold into mere 1μm thick leaves.Up to 120 sheets of gold laminated with goldbeater s skin can be beaten at the same time, since the skin is thin,… … Wikipedia
gold leaf — gold leaf, adj. gold in the form of very thin foil, as for gilding. [1720 30] * * * ▪ art extremely thin sheet of gold (about 0.1 micrometre, or 4 millionths of an inch, thick) used for gilding. Medieval illuminated manuscripts gleam with… … Universalium
