plate with gold; "goldplate a watch"
A thin coating of electroplated or mechanically plated gold on top of a base metal.
A thin (0.025 mm) outer layer of gold that has been bonded to the surface of a base metal. Some styles of stainless steel flatware are gold-plated to give them the appearance of solid gold. With moderate to heavy use over time, a gold-plated item may lose some of its outer coating, exposing the base metal.
Yamaha first plates with copper and then silver before applying a final gold plate finish. Back
A common term for electro-gold plating.