1. (

• gilt ,
• gilding

) a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold ;

1. (

• gild ,
• begild ,
• engild

) decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold ;

1. (

• aureate ,
• gilded ,
• gilt ,
• gold ,
• golden

) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" ;