: an extremely thin sheet of gold that is used especially for gilding
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a frame covered with gold leaf
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Silver bracelets of Queen Hetepheres inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli and carnelian in a chest covered with gold leaf.—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025 The black silk gown, which features a metallic gold leaf motif that wraps delicately around the body, belonged to the designer’s model and muse Kathy Jean-Louis, who wore it on the runway.—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025 The bag is made of leather covered with gold leaf, with leather marquetry combining five different textures to render the blooms.—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025 In his first term, Trump mulled adding gold leaf to the white granite building.—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gold leaf
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