“But this Cobweb Lawn is too thin; a gold Leaf to cover ⟳ the forgoing poison: For nothing is more plain, that he means, that the King is the Head Conspirator in all this slavery […]”

“The streets of Nankin are sometimes strewed with gold leaf; very different are those of London: in the midst of their pavements, a great lazy puddle moves muddily along […]”

“I cannot take ⟳ a better illustration of this than that of gold leaf, because it brings before us the reason ⟳ of this apparent difference in the time of the fall ⟳.”

“After the gesso was quite smooth and even it was covered with thin layers of tempered bole, to form ⟳ a colour ground under the gold leaf, and to provide ⟳ a sleek, lustrous cushion for the under side of the gold to rest ⟳ on while the burnisher was pressing on the top.”

“All passenger stock ⟳ is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram.”

“Today, gold leaf can be machine-beaten to 0.1 micron and to 0.05 micron when beaten by a skilled craftsman.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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gold leaf

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