gilt
Coated in gold
Gilt is a thin covering of gold or gold-colored material applied to a surface.
Something gilt has been coated this way: gilt picture frames, gilt lettering on the spine.
Gilt-edged securities are government bonds considered extremely safe investments—so reliable their edges might as well be gold.
As an adjective, gilt often suggests superficial glamour: all gilt and glitter.
Gilt is also a young female pig that hasn't yet produced a litter.
Ultra-thin decorative metal
- goldbeatingHammering metal into foil
- burnisherTool for smoothing surfaces
- boleArboreal stem section
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
size · loose-leaf · cushion · gesso · burnishing · tooling · leafing · overlay
Domestic porcine animals
Decorative additions to something
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
arabesque · cartouche · molding · frieze · cornice · rococo · baroque · acanthus
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
magnificence · splendor · richness · elegance · palatial · regal · ostentatious · ornate
Industrial machinery preparation
- stampingForceful foot motion
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- letteringStyled written characters
- spineColumn of vertebrae
cover · edges · headband · binding · leather · boards · titling · embossing
Reflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- glitteringShining with small flashes
- shiningGiving off light
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
radiant · lustrous · resplendent · dazzling · burnished · polished · glowing · bright
Binding tie or connection
- securityProtection from threat
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- sovereignSupreme in power
- governmentAuthority over a state
investment · yield · maturity · coupon · fixed-income · sterling · British · stock
gold leaf
Ultra-thin decorative metal
- goldbeatingHammering metal into foil
- burnisherTool for smoothing surfaces
- boleArboreal stem section
mordant · size · loose-leaf · cushion · gesso · burnishing · tooling · leafing · overlay · gold dust
swine
Domestic porcine animals
ornamentation
Decorative additions to something
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
tracery · arabesque · cartouche · molding · frieze · cornice · rococo · baroque · acanthus · fluting
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
grandeur · magnificence · splendor · richness · elegance · palatial · regal · ostentatious · ornate · decadent
tooling
Industrial machinery preparation
spine · cover · edges · headband · binding · leather · boards · titling · embossing · decorative
gleaming
Reflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- glitteringShining with small flashes
- shiningGiving off light
brilliant · radiant · lustrous · resplendent · dazzling · burnished · polished · glowing · bright · reflective
bond
Binding tie or connection
government · investment · yield · maturity · coupon · fixed-income · sterling · British · stock · certificate
- medieval manuscriptsilluminated manuscript, book of hours, codices, illuminated pages, psalter
- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
- accessoriesearrings, necklace, bracelet, watch, ring
- bondsbond, corporate bond, corporate bonds, government bond, municipal bond
- finishespainted, polished, varnish, paint, matte silver
- opulenceluxury, wealth, affluence, extravagance, opulence
giltdull
Lacking edge or interest
matte · tarnished · achromatic · unpolished · lusterless
- gilded framesGold-coated picture enclosures
- gilded cageLuxurious confinement lacking liberty
- gilding the lilyEmbellishing the already beautiful
- gild the lilyEmbellish what's already perfect
- gilded ageFlashy era hiding corruption
- gilded the lilyEmbellished something already beautiful