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  2. Gilding - Wikipedia

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    Gilded frame ready for burnishing with an agate stone tool Application of gold leaf to a reproduction of a 15th-century panel painting. Gilding is a decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold over solid surfaces such as metal (most common), wood, porcelain, or stone. [1] A gilded object is also described as "gilt".

  3. Illuminated manuscript - Wikipedia

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    An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations.Often used in the Roman Catholic Church for prayers and liturgical books such as psalters and courtly literature, the practice continued into secular texts from the 13th century onward and typically include proclamations, enrolled bills, laws ...

  4. Order of the Star of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Between the arms of the star are gilt rays with a five-pointed pale blue star superimposed on the rays. On the obverse of the insignia, in the center, is a circular gilded medallion bearing the intertwined letters LR above the date 1920, surrounded by a pale blue enamel ring. On the ring are the gold letters The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here ...

  5. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1257 on Wednesday, November ...

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1257 on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, is SLANG. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.

  6. Glossary of poker terms - Wikipedia

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    A five-high straight (A-2-3-4-5), with the ace playing low. See list of poker hands and lowball (poker) In deuce-to-seven lowball, the nut low hand (2–3–4–5–7) [18] wild card See main article: wild card. Compare with bug window card An upcard in stud poker. The first window card in stud is called the door card. In Texas hold'em and ...

  7. Gold ground - Wikipedia

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    Crucifixion by Orcagna, c. 1365, with very elaborate tooling.Fragments from an altarpiece, in a 19th-century rearrangement. Gold ground (both a noun and adjective) or gold-ground (adjective) is a term in art history for a style of images with all or most of the background in a solid gold colour.

  8. Ormolu - Wikipedia

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    French ormolu mantel clock (around 1800) by Julien Béliard, Paris.The clock case by Claude Galle (1758–1815) Ormolu (/ ˈ ɔːr m ə ˌ l uː /; from French or moulu 'ground/pounded gold') is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and objects finished in this way.

  9. Silver-gilt - Wikipedia

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    Silver-gilt or gilded/gilt silver, sometimes known in American English by the French term vermeil, is silver (either pure or sterling) which has been gilded.Most large objects made in goldsmithing that appear to be gold are actually silver-gilt; for example, most sporting trophies (including medals such as the gold medals awarded in all Olympic Games after 1912) [1] and many crown jewels are ...