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gold leaf
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gold leaf
n.
Gold beaten into extremely thin sheets used especially for gilding.
gold leaf
Noun
very thin gold sheet made by rolling or hammering gold and used for gilding
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Noun1.gold leafgold leaf - a very thin form of gold foil
gold foil - foil made of gold
atomic number 79, Au, gold - a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
Translations
Spanish gold leaf n → pan m de oro
French gold leaf n → or m en feuille
German gold leaf gold n → Blattgold nt
Italian gold leaf n → lamina d'oro
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