gilder
noun/ˈɡɪldə/UK/ˈɡɪldɚ/US
Etymology
From Middle English gilder (“any of various coins (originally gold), especially in use in Flanders, Germany and Holland”) [and other forms], from Middle Dutch gulden, Middle Low German gulden (“guilder”), influenced by Middle English gilden (“made of gold; covered or decorated with gold; of a gold colour; wealthy; glorious; precious; blessed, happy; relating to the middle way or mean”).
- inherited from gilden — “made of gold; covered or decorated with gold; of a gold colour; wealthy; glorious; precious; blessed, happy; relating to the middle way or mean”
- derived from gulden
- inherited from gilder — “any of various coins (originally gold), especially in use in Flanders, Germany and Holland”
Definitions
One who gilds
One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
- The leather gilders lay a Couch of water and whites of eggs on the leather, before they apply the leaf gold or ſilver.
Alternative spelling of guilder.
- [N]one ſhall be choſen to be a Commiſſioner in the Court at Amſterdam, vnleſſe he put ſix thouſand gilders ſtocke of his owne in the ſaid Companie; [...]
- On the Spuy is a good Dutch Inn, called the Hoff van Utrecht. The Price is a Gilder a Day, or a Shilling for the Dinner only.
A surname.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA