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gilded::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glossy, meretricious, specious |
the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility.
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There are also two gilded wood angels from the workshop of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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Then I tiptoe around gilded icons in the Orthodox church behind a bent old lady.
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The show stealer is the gilded pumpkin sitting on a bed of straw under a cloche.
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He left Sderot with a gilded rocket fragment presented to him by town officials.
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A grand historic hotel with crystal chandeliers and gilded columns in the lobby.
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Personal family photographs line one wall and a gilded mirror dominates another.
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The very top of the tower was crowned with a gilded metallic sphere with spikes.
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The gilded prison of Bafokeng has been replaced by a city-centre base in Krakow.
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The gilded emblems of Imperial Russia torn down in 1917, are now fully restored.
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- Aureate: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
- Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument"
- Deluxe: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
- Gold: made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
- (gilding) gilt: a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
- The term gilding covers a number of decorative techniques for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold. A gilded object is described as "gilt". ...
- Having the color or quality of gold; Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold; Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated
- (gilding) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface; Gold leaf; A coating of gold, etc
- (Gilding) Considered by many to be the highest form of sign art, gilding is the application of thin metal sheets to glass, signs, and vehicles. After the work surface is clean and the design is marked out, a gelatin sizing is brushed on the area to be gilded. ...
