1. covered with an excessive or excessively thick layer of gilt (gold leaf or gold paint)

1. past tense and past participle of 'overgild': to gild excessively or with too much gold
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• The overgilt frame looked gaudy rather than elegant.
• The decorator overgilt the mirror, making it appear cheap and ostentatious.
• Baroque churches sometimes featured overgilt altars that dazzled worshippers.
• She warned against overgilt furnishings, preferring subtle gold accents instead.
• The antique dealer identified the overgilt candlesticks as 19th-century reproductions.