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gold leaf


gold leaf

noun

: a very thin sheet of gold used especially to decorate a surface

Full Definition of GOLD LEAF

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

  1. a frame covered with gold leaf

First Known Use of GOLD LEAF

circa 1741

Rhymes with GOLD LEAF

bay leaf, belief, crew chief, debrief, drop leaf, endleaf, enfeoff, fig leaf, fire chief, flyleaf, in brief, in chief, kerchief, loose-leaf, massif, motif, naïf, O'Keeffe, red leaf, relief, sharif, shinleaf, sneak thief, Tallchief

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