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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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The building dates back to 1888 and has been impeccably preserved so that its gilded glamor is just as breathtaking today.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
One grave contained fragments of gilded oval brooches, part of a metal cauldron and a book clasp that had been repurposed as jewelry.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
The mid-tone green has a warm yellow undertone that works particularly well with the ornate gilded gold picture frame and dark wood dining chairs.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
In total, archaeologists fully excavated the womens' two graves, and were able to analyze a third one that was not fully excavated but contained a gilded brooch and 25 glass beads.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
One grave contained fragments of gilded oval brooches, part of a metal cauldron and a book clasp that had been repurposed as jewelry.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
The mid-tone green has a warm yellow undertone that works particularly well with the ornate gilded gold picture frame and dark wood dining chairs.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
In total, archaeologists fully excavated the womens' two graves, and were able to analyze a third one that was not fully excavated but contained a gilded brooch and 25 glass beads.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Gilded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gilded. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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