definition of
gilded

[1] #1 gilded s. [aureate, gilt, gold, golden] having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet". wn

[2] #2 gilded s. [meretricious, specious] based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument". wn

[3] #3 gilded s. [deluxe, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous] rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms". wn