gild

a gilding of politeness

an elegant gilded birdcage.

The morning sun gilds the sky.

a club for the gilded youth

an exquisite gilded rococo mirror;

the useless martyrs’ deaths of the pilots gilded the operation.

the gilded fools who surrounded the Prince.

New materials such as gilded cobber and silvery threads emerged.

The dress is perfect. Don’t add anything to it at all. It would just be gilding the lily.

We admire the stunning Michelangelo dome above, then Bernini’s baldacchino, a canopy of gilded bronze on spiral columns.

The Golden Top, the largest gold gilded bronze building existing, overlooking peaks around imperially.

the lively interplay of these elements is accented by lavish use of decorative plasterwork, gilding, statuary, and murals.

"Ormolu: (from French dorure d'or moulu, "gilding with gold paste") Gold-coloured alloy made up of copper, zinc, and sometimes tin in various proportions But usually at least 50% copper.