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: covered or tinged with gold or a golden color
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The reception room, just off the entryway, features colorful wall and ceiling decorations and a gilded overmantel mirror and matching cornices.—
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: having a background of wealth and luxury : prosperous, luxurious
Emily Post was raised among New York's gilded elite.—Susan Berfield
Susan Berfield… despite the upper-crust background and the gilded résumé, Bonham Carter is a pretty modern chick off stage.—Elizabeth Gleick
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Diners can enjoy a modern interpretation of Turkish cuisine indoors amid the gilded decor or on the breezy terrace overlooking the Bosphorus.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
This time around, Faracy wore a gilded replica of the look, consisting of a gold corset with a gold cone bra, an assortment of gold chains, gold hoop earrings, and a gold hairpiece adorning her high ponytail.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Among Russian women, there was a desperate desire to launch oneself into this gilded stratosphere, which could only be accomplished by snaring a man who hovered there.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Amid the opulent and gilded gowns, Clooney stood out.
—Michel Mejía, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
This time around, Faracy wore a gilded replica of the look, consisting of a gold corset with a gold cone bra, an assortment of gold chains, gold hoop earrings, and a gold hairpiece adorning her high ponytail.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Among Russian women, there was a desperate desire to launch oneself into this gilded stratosphere, which could only be accomplished by snaring a man who hovered there.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Amid the opulent and gilded gowns, Clooney stood out.
—Michel Mejía, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Gilded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gilded. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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