gilded
pronunciation
How to pronounce gilded in British English:
UK [ˈɡɪldɪd]
How to pronounce gilded in American English:
US [ ˈɡɪldɪd]
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- Adjective:
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- rich and superior in quality
- made from or covered with gold
Word Origin
- gilded (adj.)
- 1560s, past participle adjective from gild (v.). Late Old English had gegylde; Middle English had gilden (adj.). In modern use the more dignified past participle of gild, alternative to gilt. Shakespeare's lilies were never gilded; the quote ("King John," iv.2) is, "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily." Gilded Age as an era in U.S. history (roughly 1870-1900) is from the novel "The Gilded Age" by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, published in 1873.
Example
- 1. Gold gilded walls and ceilings decorate the library .
- 2. And so it goes on the gilded stage .
- 3. A bit over a century later , america 's second gilded age has nothing quite like the vanderbilt extravaganza .
- 4. He has chosen to show his work in gilded frames against walls of blue silk specially woven in lyon .
- 5. The result is a new gilded age , in which plutocrats capture the surplus generated by an exploited class of workers .