gilded

Definition of Gilded in English :

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Adjective

1. aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

Example Sentences:
'long aureate (or golden) hair'
'a gold carpet'

2. gilded, meretricious, specious

based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

Example Sentences:
'the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility'
'meretricious praise'
'a meretricious argument'

3. deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous

rich and superior in quality

Example Sentences:
'a princely sum'
'gilded dining rooms'

4. gilded, gold, golden

made from or covered with gold

Example Sentences:
'gold coins'
'the gold dome of the Capitol'
'the golden calf'
'gilded icons'

gold
golden

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gilded

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verbWord forms: gilds, gilding, gilded or gilt (ɡɪlt ) (transitive)

1.

to cover with or as if with gold

2. gild the lily

3.

to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to

4. archaic

to smear with blood

noun

a variant spelling of guild (sense 2)

Gilded

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgilded or gilt, ˈgilding

1.

a.

to overlay with a thin layer of gold

b.

to coat with a gold color

2.

to make appear bright and attractive

3.

to make (something) seem more attractive or more valuable than it is

noun

alt. sp. of

guild

Gilded

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tr.v. gild·ed or gilt (gĭlt), gild·ing, gilds

1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.

2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.

3. Archaic To smear with blood.

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