gold-plate [gohld-pleyt] Examples verb (used with object), gold-plat·ed, gold-plat·ing.
- to coat (base metal) with gold, especially by electroplating.
- to incorporate costly features or refinements into (something) unnecessarily: The engineers were accused of gold-plating the construction project.
gold plate noun
- tableware or containers made of gold.
- a plating, especially electroplating, of gold.
Examples from the Web for gold-plate Historical Examples of gold-plate
“And his gold-plate,” continued Merrihew, pleased with the idea.
Harold MacGrath
Just think of this gold-plate fact: no one knows anything about it.
John Talbot Smith
And the work and sweat Dan had gone through to get that permit, to buy it beg it, steal it, gold-plate it.
Alan Edward Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for gold-plate gold-plate verb
- (tr) to coat (other metal) with gold, usually by electroplating
gold plate noun
- a thin coating of gold, usually produced by electroplating
- vessels or utensils made of gold