gilder's tip
A camel-hair brush about 3 to 4 inches in width,
and used to pick up strips of gold leaf flat on
the tips of the hairs. A tip of long hairs is used
to pick up whole leaves, while one with short
hairs is used for cut pieces of leaf. A tip is not
usually needed for metal leaf that is heavier and
easier to handle than gold, but one may be
necessary for silver leaf, in which case a special
tip with double thickness of hairs is used. (233 , 335 )
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