gold plate

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noun

1. tableware or containers made of gold.
2. a plating, especially electroplating, of gold.

gold-plate

²

[ gohld-pleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, gold-plat·ed, gold-plat·ing.

1. to coat (base metal) with gold, especially by electroplating.
2. to incorporate costly features or refinements into (something) unnecessarily:

   The engineers were accused of gold-plating the construction project.

gold plate

¹

noun

1. a thin coating of gold, usually produced by electroplating
2. vessels or utensils made of gold

gold-plate

²

verb

1. tr to coat (other metal) with gold, usually by electroplating

Example Sentences

"Maybe they are gold plated orange peppers," she joked.

From BBC

The necklace is available in 18-karat gold plated over brass or silver plated over brass with nine white simulated opals.

From Los Angeles Times

If you receive a reaction that creates a gold color, this signifies that your test piece is made from brass that contains a gold plating.

From Encyclopedia.com

"We accepted the Blair/Brown consensus. And then we gold plated it," one said.

From BBC

Both pieces are available in recycled brass, sterling silver and gold plate.

From Los Angeles Times