Meaning Of The Word Goldbeater's skin

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What's The Definition Of Goldbeater's skin?

goldbeater's skin in American English
noun: the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used by goldbeaters to lay between the leaves of the metal while they beat it into gold leaf

goldbeater's skin in British English
noun: animal membrane used to separate sheets of gold that are being hammered into gold leaf

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