gilder

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from gild

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gilder (plural gilders)

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

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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, [...]).
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gilder c.

  1. plural indefinite of gilde
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