gilded vs plush

gilded

adj
  • Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated. 

  • Having the color or quality of gold. 

  • Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold. 

plush

adj
  • Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious. 

  • Having a soft, fluffy exterior. 

  • Very extravagant. 

noun
  • A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet. 

  • A plush toy. 

How often have the words gilded and plush occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )