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

Recent Examples on the Web

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, 7 July 2026

Stick with wood, metal or plastic frames rather than delicate gold leaf and other fragile details. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

These crispy miniature cones are typically filled with chives and creamy crème fraîche, heavily topped with premium Siberian osetra caviar, and finished with shimmering gold leaf. — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Tableside theatre using facilities like liquid nitrogen, gold leaf, and smoke infusion make for an evening that will go down as a family legend. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1741, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gold leaf

• belief
• broadleaf
• debrief
• flyleaf
• khalif
• kharif
• longleaf
• massif
• motif
• relief
• saif
• serif

Kids Definition

gold leaf

noun

: a very thin sheet of gold used especially for gilding