TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

GOLD TOOLING [1 record]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

The impressing by hand of lettering and decoration on book covers and spines. The work is done by the finisher who uses heated brass letters, dies, pallets and roll tools. Cloth bindings are given little decoration, often only the author’s name and title, lettered on the spine.

OBS

Blind tooling is done with heated tools but no gold or foil; for gold tooling, gold in leaf or spool form is used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Ensemble des opérations manuelles que comporte la décoration du livre relié : le titrage, la décoration des tranches, des dos et des plats.

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: