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gilt gilt-edged relating to or denoting stocks or securities (‘paper’) that are regarded as extremely reliable investments; gilt-edged was originally used literally of writing-paper or the pages of books.
take the gilt off the gingerbread strip something of its attractions;
gingerbread, cake made with treacle or syrup and flavoured with ginger, was traditionally made in decorative forms which were then gilded.
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gild,
gilded.
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By His Own Labor: The Biography of Dard Hunter.(Review)
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Labor: The Biography of Dard Hunter. New Castle, Delaware...paper. As a teenager Hunter travelled with his brother...put on a magic show, Dard entertained by giving...with help from his son, Dard Hunter II, at the Institute...
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The Artist's Hand: Dard Hunter and the American Arts & Crafts Movement
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 8/1/2008; ; 444 words
; ...presents "The Artist's Hand: Dard Hunter and the American Arts...Mile Wide Press, and Dard Hunter III, grandson of Dard Hunter, will take guests on a journey...instrumental to the movement was Dard Hunter of Chillicothe, Ohio (born...1966). In addition to the ...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Ex-con Billy Bob seeks closure in dard 'Levity'.(Time Out!)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/25/2003; 646 words
; ...convenience store murder he committed 22 years earlier. He finds his victim's sister, a sad and worldly single mom played by Holly Hunter. He works his way into her life, without telling her his true identity. He also befriends a confused and self-destructive...
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ART; ARTS AND CRAFTS DESIGN.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/17/2003; ; 370 words
; ...designer, printer and papermaker, Dard Hunter (1883-1966) is best remembered...design school in Vienna, Austria, Hunter brought a sophisticated European...St. Paul. Talk by grandson Dard Hunter III, Sept. 20. 651-292...
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A LIBRARY FOR BOOKS.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 4/24/2001; 474 words
; ...millionth book. The new volume, Dard Hunter's "Papermaking by Hand in America...its own -- printed with type that Hunter cut himself on paper made at his...movement in the United States -- Hunter gained acclaim for his artistic talents...
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Paper Pure and Simple.
Magazine article from: Look Japan; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...applications for washi continue to expand DARD Hunter (1883-1966) was a multitalented...paper (washi) and papermaking tools Hunter collected when he came to Japan in...Georgia in the United States. To Hunter's trained eyes, which by then...
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Health Maintenance Organization Rates Show Signs of Stabilizing.(Originated from Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...decreases are behind us," said Dard Hunter, vice president at consultants Johnson...to 15 percent reductions," said Hunter. The average monthly payment for...the game is market share," said Hunter. "The first one to increase rates...
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Rags to riches Husband and wife dip into traditional papermaking techniques
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/2/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the History and Technique of an Ancient Craft," by Dard Hunter (1883-1966), a prominent papermaker and historian. Not only did Vinzani learn to make paper from Hunter's book, the experience turned him into a papermaker...
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DISCOUNTS ARTS AND CULTURE
Magazine article from: Minnesota Monthly; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...discount on tickets. Minnesota Museum of American Art * A Harmonious Life: The Design and Book Art of Dard Hunter * This exhibition includes Hunter's progress from early years through the Arts and Crafts graphics to his influential books about papermaking...
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Discounts arts and culture
Magazine article from: Minnesota Monthly; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of an adult ticket. Minnesota Museum of American Art A Harmonious Life: The Design and Book Art of Dard Hunter This exhibition includes Hunter's progress from early years through the Arts and Crafts graphics to his influential books about papermaking...
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Dard Hunter
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dard Hunter 1883-1966, American printer-publisher, b. Steubenville, Ohio. Hunter is known for his researches and writings...papermaking. From 1938 he was curator of the Dard Hunter Paper Museum, which he founded...
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Hunter, Dard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Hunter, Dard (1883–1966), Ohio papermaker and typographer, whose The Etching of Figures (1915) and The Etching of Contemporary...
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museums of science
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...them is the Robert C. Williams American Museum of Paper Making, Atlanta, Ga., which includes the Dard Hunter Collection (see Hunter, Dard ); it embraces all aspects of papermaking and of the use of paper. The American Museum of Atomic Energy...
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