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the art or practice of overlaying ing with gold. Gilding-metal, an alloy composed of copper, bra , and tin. Gilding-size, a description of size for the use of gilders, ] animals; the flap that hangs below the beak ofa fowl; the flesh under the chín (Scand.) roots of which are emetic (Dr. Galen,a botanist). terior edge of the gill-lid, closing the gill-opening. cially when hunting (Gael. gille, a lad). flower, stock, . (Gr. karyophyllon, the clove-tree, from karyon, a nut, and phyllon, a leaf). of a thing; gilding. den-yellow space over the eyes; the golden wra e. ment with a pointed screw at the end, for boring holes in wood: v.a. to bore with; to turn round, asa gimlet (wimble). within each other; a quaint piece of machinery; a. consisting of double rings. Gimmal-bit, the double bit of a bridle. raising great weights,disentangling cotton fibres, .; snare or trap: v.a. to clear cotton of its seed by a machine; to catch in atrap (engine). and China, and fired generally from a rest. well known for its hot and spicy qualities (Sans. Gringo,horn, and vera, shape). cream of tartar, sugar, and yeast. of flour with an admixture of butter, pearlash, and ginger, sweetened. Ginger-bread tree, a bread-fruit tree of W. Africa; the doom palm. Ginger-bread work, work cut in varied and fanciful shapes. beverage spiced with ginger.