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[ gil-did ] / ˈgɪl dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gilded ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecovered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth. Origin of gildedbefore 1000; gild1 + -ed2; replacing Middle English gild,Old English gegyld OTHER WORDS FROM gildednon·gild·ed, adjectiveun·gild·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gildedgilded , goldenWords nearby gildedGilbert Islands, Gilbert's disease, Gil Blas, gild, Gilda, gilded, Gilded Age, gilded cage, gilder, gilding, gild the lily Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gildedMary Soames is an exception to the rule that gilded offspring endure life rather than enjoy it. Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST You may be wondering what work of monumental consequence is contained within these gilded pages. Rand Paul’s Many Leather-Bound Books|Olivia Nuzzi|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Feast your eyes on the ‘top-grain leather,’ ‘original’ design, gilded pages. Rand Paul’s Many Leather-Bound Books|Olivia Nuzzi|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST At Oscar after-parties, movie stars clutch In-N-Out burgers in one hand and gilded trophies in the other. My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered|Scott Bixby|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even in 1999, this gilded cage of a cushy but unstimulating white-collar career was only available to certain people. Complaining Like It’s 1999: ‘Fight Club,’ ‘American Beauty,’ and the Revolt of the Cubicle Drone|Arthur Chu|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST For this he was gilded all over, and this gilding suited him and his family very well. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales|Hans Christian Andersen The rain washed his gilded harness as he lay with his blood soaking into the crevices of the rocks. The Hill of Venus|Nathan Gallizier The impression is that of the right foot, and is covered with a maradop, a pyramidal canopy supported by gilded pilasters. Roman Mosaics|Hugh Macmillan While the gilded youth slept the Woman woke and listened, and Morty was left disconsolate. In the Heart of a Fool|William Allen White Other carriages follow the funeral car, one of which contains sticks of fragrant wood, with gilded ends—the fuel for the burning. The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young
Words related to gildedluxurious, ornate, festooned, aureate, gaudy, meretricious, prosperous, tawdry |