gilding metal

English

Raised jug, in gilding metal. Made in an English school metalwork class, 1970s–1980s.

Noun

gilding metal (usually uncountable, plural gilding metals)

A tough kind of brass from which artillery shells, as well as some jewellery, are made.

References

“gilding”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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