Feb 24, 2017 18:41
7 yrs ago
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Polish term

złocenia

Polish to English Other Furniture / Household Appliances
złocenia na fotelach

Proposed translations

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gilding/gilt

Po prostu :)

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Note added at   6 min (2017-02-24 18:48:03 GMT)
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http://www.dictionary.com/browse/gilding?s=t
Peer comment(s):

agree Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. : Sure, but not everything that glitters is gold.
48 mins
Quite right :)
agree The Kat (X)
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Thx :)
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covered/ornamented in gold leaf (or gold powder)

This emphasizes the technique.
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Gold leaf
Gold leaf is gold that has been hammered into thin sheets by goldbeating and is often used for gilding. Gold leaf is available in a wide variety of karats and shades. The most commonly used gold is 22-karat yellow gold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_leaf
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Gilding
The term gilding covers a number of decorative techniques for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold. A gilded object is also described as "gilt".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilding
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Because you see, most of us have seen gold most often in objects that have been covered with gold leaf.
http://www.specialtymetals.com/blog/2014/8/1/can-gold-leaf-b...

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Always innovating with gold leaf we have covered different structures using gold leaf,
http://www.delafee.com/gold-service_Gold for jewellery and w...
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revered Buddhist monk in China has been mummified and covered in gold leaf, a practice reserved for holy men in some
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bc55d708056a4fa784e1e843c18a5...
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