gilded

adj 1: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long

aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: {aureate},

{gilt}, {gold}, {golden}]

2: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and

perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious

praise"; "a meretricious argument" [syn: {meretricious}, {specious}]

3: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded

dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {princely},

{sumptuous}]

4: made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome

of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" [syn: {gold},

{golden}]