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Gilded Definition & Meaning

gilded
adjective
  1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
  2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument"
  3. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
  4. made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"

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What does gilded mean?
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" rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
What part of speech is gilded?
Gilded is an adjective.
How many definitions does gilded have?
Gilded has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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