gold plate
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gold plate
noun gold plates · gold-plate
- A thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold, plate.
verb gold plates · gold plating · gold plated · gold-plate
- To apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold.
- Of a project, to incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer. Some communities gold-plate their subdivision ordinances because they know that developers, rather than the local voters, are paying.
- Of a law, regulation, etc., to embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexible. I do not think that we gold plate European regulations although I think others, insurers and other industry bodies, may gold plate on our behalf.
Talk about this word "gold plate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gold%20plate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gold plate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gold%20plate "gold plate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gold%20plate.
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@misc{gold_plate_2026,
title = {gold plate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gold%20plate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
