gold leaf
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gold leaf
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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Carving the intricate statues, which are often adorned with bright paint and gold leaf, was an art he learned from his father as a teenager.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Joanna went over to Venice to sift through crates and crates of the gold leaf mosaic to find the right colours.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
A priest took the documents and lightly tapped them against the statue, which was swathed in flowers and tucked behind three doorways framed in gold leaf carvings of Hindu gods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2025
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
He was wearing a heavy gold chain around his neck, with a gaudy jewel hanging from it, and his claws—a good six inches long—were each covered in gold leaf.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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