Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Aureate \Au"re*ate\, a. [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr.
   aurum gold.]
   Golden; gilded. --Skelton.

Source : WordNet®

aureate
     adj 1: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant
            handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: {florid},
             {flamboyant}, {showy}]
     2: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long
        aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: {gilded},
         {gilt}, {gold}, {golden}]