gold leaf

noun

: an extremely thin sheet of gold that is used especially for gilding

Examples of gold leaf in a Sentence

a frame covered with gold leaf
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The gold leaf artworks have the aesthetic of Byzantine or Renaissance altarpieces. Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 That’s because all four artists make heavy use of gold leaf, in some cases eschewing backgrounds altogether in favor of fields of glowing metal. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024 In 2020, the Anantara brand acquired it and set about redecorating the rooms in rich brown hues with antique gold leaf accents, while preserving the original details—pink and jade green marble, gilded balustrades—so lovingly that the iPad-wielding guests appear almost anachronistic. Lina Mounzer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023 Sketch your preferred silhouettes with a stick of charcoal, slather the negative space in a gluey reddish mixture, cover that in translucent gold leaf (glueless, the metal has a queasy green tinge), and burnish that with a wolf’s tooth. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gold leaf 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gold leaf was circa 1741

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“Gold leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20leaf. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

gold leaf

noun
: a very thin sheet of gold used especially for gilding

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