Decorated with gold or having a golden appearance; elaborately ornamented with gold leaf or gold coloring.
From Latin 'auratus' (golden), derived from 'aurum' (gold). The adjective form developed to describe objects literally covered in gold or gold-like decoration.
Medieval monks used 'aurate' language—super fancy, gold-covered words—in manuscripts, which is why illuminated texts look like they're glowing with actual gold!
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