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Guilding :: Guilding (n.) The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold..

Veneer :: Veneer (v. t.) To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively..

Plating :: Plating (n.) The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition..

Veneer :: Veneer (v. t.) A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense..

Plastering :: Plastering (n.) The act or process of overlaying with plaster.

Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon..

Ceil :: Ceil (v. t.) To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room..

Plate :: Plate (v. t.) To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense.

Glase :: Glase (v. t.) To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface, consisting of, or resembling, glass; as, to glaze earthenware; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or glossy; as, to glaze paper, gunpowder, and the like..

Tin :: Tin (v. t.) To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil..

Overlaying :: Overlaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overla.

Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon..

Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver..

Steely :: Steeling (n.) The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel; specifically, acierage. See Steel, v..

Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold.

Stuccoer :: Stucco (v. t.) To overlay or decorate with stucco, or fine plaster..

Plaster :: Plaster (v. t.) To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house..

Cement :: Cement (n.) To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom..

Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To put an overlay on.

Argentation :: Argentation (n.) A coating or overlaying with silver.

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