gilded
adjective/ˈɡɪldɪd/
/ˈɡɪldɪd/
[only before noun]- covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint
- a gilded picture frame
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- (literary) rich and belonging to the upper classes
- the gilded youth (= rich, upper-class young people) of the Edwardian era
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