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gilded
[ gil-did ]
adjective
- covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color.
- having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth.
Other Words From
- non·gilded adjective
- un·gilded adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Tucked inside the chest was a large, gilded Jewish Bible that looked like it had been carefully placed there.
The few pictures that place impressionistic horsemen upon the gilded steppes are less convincing, perhaps because Bussiere is more interested in conjuring eternity than action.
Whether or not Guyton takes home a gilded gramophone, she’s still on her way to having a new year of firsts.
The West Hall is adorned with chthonic rugs and gilded pedestals.
The evident difficulty of getting billionaire wealth to trickle down to everyone else is a challenge for policymakers in our new gilded era.
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.
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