Gold Plate (Verb)
Meaning
Plate with gold; "goldplate a watch".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The jeweler was skilled at gold-plating intricate designs onto silver jewelry to make it look more expensive.
- She decided to gold-plate her grandmother's antique watch as a special gift for her anniversary.
- The clockmaker's hands moved delicately as he began to gold-plate the intricate mechanisms of the vintage timepiece.
- The value of the restaurant's gold-plated cutlery was significantly lower than its original price due to wear and tear.
- The artist spent hours carefully gold-plating the frame of her latest masterpiece to give it an air of elegance.