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GOLD PLATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin plating of gold on something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gold plate" is a kind of...):

metal plating; plating (a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface)

Derivation:

gold plate; gold-plate; goldplate (plate with gold)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tableware that is plated with gold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gold plate" is a kind of...):

tableware (articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware))

Derivation:

gold plate; gold-plate; goldplate (plate with gold)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plate with gold

Example:

goldplate a watch

Synonyms:

gold-plate; gold plate; goldplate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "gold plate" is one way to...):

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

gold plate (a thin plating of gold on something)

gold plate (tableware that is plated with gold)

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