gold plate

¹

noun

1. tableware or containers made of gold.
2. a plating, especially electroplating, of gold.

gold-plate

²

[ gohld-pleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, gold-plat·ed, gold-plat·ing.

1. to coat (base metal) with gold, especially by electroplating.
2. to incorporate costly features or refinements into (something) unnecessarily:

   The engineers were accused of gold-plating the construction project.

gold plate

¹

noun

1. a thin coating of gold, usually produced by electroplating
2. vessels or utensils made of gold

gold-plate

²

verb

1. tr to coat (other metal) with gold, usually by electroplating

Example Sentences

There are gold, silver, agate and crystal vases, silver tables and gold plate of every description.

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The figure was engraved on a massy gold plate, thickly powdered with emeralds and precious stones.

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It was very bare of furniture: only some gold plate on a sideboard; some folios; and a stand of armour between the windows.

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In front of each fairy at the table was set a heavy gold plate, and by each plate a gold knife and fork.

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Polycrates also declares that John was a priest wearing the πέταλον (gold plate) that distinguished the high-priestly mitre.

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