fire gilding
noun
a process of gilding metalwork in which the metal base is coated with an amalgam of gold and mercury, the latter subsequently being driven off by heat.
Also called
amalgam gilding.
Origin of fire gilding
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby fire gilding
fire door,
fire drill,
fire engine,
fire escape,
fire extinguisher,
fire gilding,
fire hall,
fire hat,
fire hose,
fire hydrant,
fire insurance
Example sentences from the Web for amalgam gilding
To gild brass, copper, &c., in the common process of wash or fire-gilding.