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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Barin is the hotel’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, seating 10 people at the counter and up to 16 in booths lining a long mural hand-drawn on gold leaf depicting Osaka's history. Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025 Inside the Church of La Compañía, Baroque altars drip with gold leaf, while the ceilings are carved with indigenous iconography layered beneath Christian motifs. Natalie Stoclet, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 The rooms are immaculate but lifeless, albeit with a surfeit of gold leaf. Peter Rutland, The Conversation, 9 May 2025 The acoustics are unmatched, and the setting—gold leaf, columns, and grand chandeliers—rivals the music itself. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025 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 24 May. 2025.

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gold leaf

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

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