gold-plates
Applies metallic veneer
Gold-plates means to cover with a thin layer of gold, or figuratively, to add unnecessary expensive features to something.
The figurative sense dominates in business and government contexts: They gold-plated the software with features nobody asked for.
A gold-plated project has been made needlessly elaborate or costly, often defeating its original purpose.
Electrically depositing metal layers
- layeringForming successive strata
- finishBring to completion
- overlayCovering placed atop
- veneerDecorative outer layer
electrodeposition · bonding · thickness · microns · flash · coating · adhesion · substrate
Ornamental personal accessories
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- cutleryEating implements collectively
- flatwareEating utensils collectively
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
decorative · prestige · opulence · status · ceremonial · trophy · award · chalice
Make harder than necessary
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
bloat · overkill · perfectionism · overdesign · overspecify · overdo · extravagant · superfluous
electroplating
Electrically depositing metal layers
veneer · electrodeposition · bonding · thickness · microns · flash · coating · adhesion · substrate · bath
jewelry
Ornamental personal accessories
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- cutleryEating implements collectively
- flatwareEating utensils collectively
ornamental · decorative · prestige · opulence · status · ceremonial · trophy · award · chalice · tableware
overcomplicate
Make harder than necessary
unnecessary · bloat · overkill · perfectionism · overdesign · overspecify · overdo · extravagant · superfluous · redundant
gold-platesstrips down
Removes outer covering
simplifies · streamlines · minimizes · economizes · trims
gold, plate, plates, golden, gild, gilded, gilding, gilds, gilt