subs. (gilders’). In pl. = perquisites; MAKINGS (q.v.). [Properly SKEW (gilders’) = to remove superfluous gold leaf, and to make good defects.] Analogous terms are CABBAGE (tailors’); BLUE-PIGEON (plumbers’); MENAVELINGS (beggars’); FLUFF (railway clerks’); PUDDING, or JAM (common).
