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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A very thin sheet of metal. Some metals, such as [ | + | 1) A very thin sheet of metal. Some metals, such as [[gold leaf|gold]], [[silver leaf|silver]], [[palladium leaf|palladium]], [[platinum leaf|platinum]], [[aluminum leaf|aluminum]], [[tin leaf|tin]] and [[Dutch metal]] (brass) are ductile enough to be beaten or rolled into very thin sheets for use in gilding. |
2) One sheet of paper in a book. | 2) One sheet of paper in a book. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 21 January 2014
Description
1) A very thin sheet of metal. Some metals, such as gold, silver, palladium, platinum, aluminum, tin and Dutch metal (brass) are ductile enough to be beaten or rolled into very thin sheets for use in gilding.
2) One sheet of paper in a book.
Synonyms and Related Terms
feuille (Fr.); Blattmetall (Deut.); hoja (Esp.); blad (Ned.); folha (Port.)