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gilded

[ gil-did ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of gilded¹

before 1000; gild ¹ + -ed ²; replacing Middle English gild, Old English gegyld

Mary Soames is an exception to the rule that gilded offspring endure life rather than enjoy it.

You may be wondering what work of monumental consequence is contained within these gilded pages.

Feast your eyes on the ‘top-grain leather,’ ‘original’ design, gilded pages.

At Oscar after-parties, movie stars clutch In-N-Out burgers in one hand and gilded trophies in the other.

Even in 1999, this gilded cage of a cushy but unstimulating white-collar career was only available to certain people.

The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.

Captain Lovelock got up as well; Bernard heard him knock over his little gilded chair.

St. Ildefonso's gilded pinnacles next presented themselves on the declivity of a beautiful hill.

From the ceiling, which was divided into compartments painted in dark red and blue, hung a heavy lamp by a chain of gilded silver.

A gilded coach, drawn by the most beautiful horses in the richest trappings, sweeps along the streets—a gorgeous vision.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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