gold plate (suomeksi)

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(&lit, lang=en) a plate made of, or coloured gold
a thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method
to apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold
(lb, en, idiomatic, of projects) to incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer
(lb, en, of laws, regulations, etc) to embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexible