overgilding
/ˌoʊvərˈɡɪldɪŋ/
noun
- The act or process of covering something with a thin layer of gold or a gold-like substance.
- Artists in the Renaissance often used overgilding to add a sacred glow to religious paintings.
- The museum's restoration team specializes in the overgilding of antique furniture.
- The overgilding of the picture frame made it look much more expensive.
- Excessive or unnecessary decoration or embellishment, especially that which hides the true nature of something.
- Some critics say the movie's special effects are just overgilding a weak story.
- Her writing style avoids overgilding and gets straight to the point.
- The politician's speech was full of overgilding, but offered no real solutions.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of overgild; covering with a layer of gold or gold-like material.
- They spent weeks overgilding the ceiling of the cathedral.
- The jeweler is overgilding the silver bracelet to give it a richer look.
- The craftsman is overgilding the edges of the mirror with gold leaf.