gilder

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Etymology 1

from gild

Noun

gilder (plural gilders)

1. A craftsman who works with gold and silver to artistically cover an object as in the gold leaf process.

Translations

Craftsman who works with gld and silver

French: doreur (fr) m., doreuse (fr) f.

Etymology 2

variant of guilder

Noun

gilder (plural gilders)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of guilder.
   • 1743, A Description of Holland, page 103/H4:

     [...] worth as much as a Dutch Gilder, or about 21 Pence English.

   • 1959, Alec Waugh, Love and the Caribbean, page 263:

     On both sides they will confuse you by explaining that the Dutch gilder is the currency they prefer.

   • 2002, Georges de Menil, Economic Policy (ISBN 1-405-10537-2), page 556:

     [...] i.e. the 11 'legacy' currencies replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999 (Portuguese escudo, Belgian and Luxembourg franc, French franc, Dutch gilder, Italian lira, [...]).

Translations

Dutch coin

Dutch: gulden (nl) m.

French: florin (fr) m.

Anagrams

• girdle
• glider
• regild

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Danish

Noun

gilder c.

1. plural indefinite of gilde