| guild | Group of organisms that exhibit similar habitat requirements and that respond in a similar way to changes in their environment. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| guilding | 1. 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. 2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any surface. 3. Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what is solid and genuine. Gilding metal, a tough kind of sheet brass from which cartridge shells are made. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |