Amalgam gilding
.
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.
Read Also:
- Amalgam tattoo
amalgam tattoo amalgam tattoo n. A bluish-black or gray lesion of the oral mucous membrane caused by accidental implantation of silver amalgam into the tissue during tooth restoration or extraction.
- Amalgamate
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies. Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury. to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The three schools decided to amalgamate. to blend with another metal, as mercury. Historical Examples We buy up and amalgamate all the leading […]
- Amalgamation
the act or process of . the state or result of being . Commerce. a consolidation of two or more corporations. Metallurgy. the extraction of precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury. Contemporary Examples Each model is an amalgamation of many different women; eyes from one, lips from another. Mary Katrantzou and Garjan […]
- Amalgamator
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies. Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury. to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The three schools decided to amalgamate. to blend with another metal, as mercury. Historical Examples Some manufacturers use an amalgamator to distribute these […]
- Amalia
a female given name. Historical Examples Then Amalia understood many things better than ever before, and grew if possible more tender of her mother. The Eye of Dread Payne Erskine The Abbate led the way, with Marcolina and Amalia on either side. Casanova’s Homecoming Arthur Schnitzler But still he persisted, “Amalia––never mind what your father […]