An extremely thin foil made of gold It is available in various colours, each with a different proportion of copper or other metal in the alloy Leaf made of less expensive material to resemble gold is sometimes referred to as gold leaf Something to which gold leaf has been applied may be described as gilt or gilded
An alloy of 22 carats gold and 2 carats silver, beaten by machine to a thinness of 1/250,000 of an inch ( 0000025 cm) and used for titling and decorating books
Literally, gold manufactured into thin leaves; the gold used in gilding Gold leaf comes between sheets of tissue, with each leaf 3 3/8" square The leaves are packaged in books of 25, and a cardboard box of 20 books is sold as a pack Gold leaf comes in a range of colors and karats, with 14-18 karat for use on interior applications, such as glass The best gold leaf, 23 karat, is reserved for exterior work on vehicles and signs
Gold leaf is gold that has been beaten flat into very thin sheets and is used for decoration, for example to form the letters on the cover of a book. Gold beaten into extremely thin sheets used especially for gilding. gold which has been beaten into extremely thin sheets and is used to cover things such as picture frames for decoration