gold leaf
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of gold leaf
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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This early-to-mid 19th century craft involves applying artwork, lettering and gold leaf backwards onto glass panes, as often seen in traditional pubs or shop fronts.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Trump said Tuesday he had accepted Macron's offer of dinner at Versailles as the palace of the French Sun King Louis XIV is "not gold leaf" but the "real deal".
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Just as you’ll be glad to linger over Ms. Morris’s vivid watercolors, many of them on backgrounds of gold leaf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Apparently it’s this ballroom at Mar-a-Lago, with its $7 million of gold leaf, that Trump wants now to re-create in the East Wing; the gold cherubs have already been brought up from Florida.
From Slate ● May 30, 2025
The volume’s first run sold out in days, a handsome edition with Elijah Lander’s name in gold leaf.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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