adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint:
a gilded picture frame
2 (literary) rich and belonging to the upper classes:
the gilded youth (= rich, upper-class young people) of the Edwardian era
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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