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Examples of gold leaf in a Sentence
a frame covered with gold leaf
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Metro Phoenix restaurants have created options from over-the-top menus of caviar, oysters and wagyu beef topped with gold leaf to more down-to-earth a la carte options.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
The grand dining room, which sports double-height ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, has been done up in red velvet, with herringbone floors and textured walls hand-brushed with gold leaf.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Scoops of ice cream topped with gold leaf or Champagne mousse.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Full of gold leaf, a ceiling dome with hundreds of crystal pendants.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1741, in the meaning defined above
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“Gold leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20leaf. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
gold leaf
noun
: a very thin sheet of gold used especially for gilding
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