adjective

bractĕātus

fem. bractĕāta · neut. bractĕātum

covered with gold-plate; gilt •

covered with gold-plate, gilt (post-Aug. for the class. aureus): sellae, Sid. Ep. 8, 8: lacunar, id. ib. 2, 10.—

glistening like gold •

In gen., glistening like gold: leo, i.e. with a yellow mane, Sen. Ep. 41, 6: comae, Mart. Cap. 1, § 75.—

figuratively

Trop. (cf. aureus, II.).

Splendid; golden •

Splendid, golden: O mentis aureae dictum bracteatum! Aus. Grat. Act. ad Gratian. 8.—

Shining only externally; gilded; delusive •

Shining only externally, gilded, delusive: felicitas, Sen. Ep. 115, 9.

Perseus ID: n5645 Key: bracteatus