Sekirov Dictionary

gold plate

verb3

  1. To apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold.
  2. (figurative) Of a project, to incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer.
  3. (figurative) Of a law, regulation, etc., to embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexible.

noun1

  1. A thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method.
forms

gold plated · gold plating · gold plates · gold-plates

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