1 : covered or tinged with gold or a golden color gilded icons The reception room, just off the entryway, features colorful wall and ceiling decorations and a gilded overmantel mirror and matching cornices.—

What does the word gilded literally mean?

made from or covered with gold.

What is an example of gilded?

Gilded Sentence Examples

He stopped to evaluate the gilded ornaments. The ceilings were gilded, the chandeliers dripping with crystals. ... Hannah saw nothing but the gilded world around her; she had no idea about the dark underside to the Immortal world.