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Meaning of 'gilded' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gilded [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'gilded' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gilded [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Example in sentence:
  • a gold carpet;
  • long aureate (or golden) hair
Meaning (2):
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Example in sentence:
  • a meretricious argument;
  • meretricious praise;
  • the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
Meaning (3):
- ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
Example in sentence:
  • a princely sum;
  • gilded dining rooms;
  • these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous
Meaning (4):
- made from or covered with gold
Example in sentence:
  • gilded icons;
  • gold coins;
  • the gold dome of the Capitol;
  • the golden calf

Nearby Words:

gila monster gilbbery gild gildale gilden gilder gilding gile gill gill-flirt

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