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Meaning of gold size | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A size (or viscous wash) put down on a surface on which gold leaf is to be applied.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Whatsoever you would gild must be first drawn with a gold size.”
“Gold size […] is drying oil mixed with calcined red ochre.”

CEFR level

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