gilded

[US]/'ɡɪldɪd/
[UK]/'ɡɪldɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. covered with a thin layer of gold, decorated
v. to cover with a thin layer of gold

Phrases & Collocations

gilded edges

gilded frame

gilded statue

gilded ceiling

gilded age

Example Sentences

an elegant gilded birdcage.

a club for the gilded youth

an exquisite gilded rococo mirror;

the useless martyrs’ deaths of the pilots gilded the operation.

the gilded fools who surrounded the Prince.

New materials such as gilded cobber and silvery threads emerged.

We admire the stunning Michelangelo dome above, then Bernini’s baldacchino, a canopy of gilded bronze on spiral columns.

The Golden Top, the largest gold gilded bronze building existing, overlooking peaks around imperially.

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