GOLDPLATE
gold plate
Noun
- a plate made of, or coloured gold
- a thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method
Verb
- to apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold
- to incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to over engineer
- to embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexible
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