The macron is represented as a short horizontal line placed directly over the vowel that should be pronounced with a long sound. For example, in a dictionary the word ate would be displayed with a macron above the a and the word evil would be displayed with a macron above the e.
Bon AppÃ©tit: Food & Dining in Gilded Age Mansions. Featuring 19th century dining tastes and trends, in addition to behind-the-scenes activities of domestic servants in a Gilded Age mansion.
Gilded Eggs. Apply gold and silver leaf over blown eggs for an elegant touch. We decorated chukar and turkey eggs in lavender and champagne-pink silver leaf, and chicken, pullet, turkey, and goose eggs in varying shades of gold leaf.