gilded tube-nosed bat

gilded

— adjective (= aureate, gold, golden) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold long aureate (or golden) hair a gold carpet — adjective (= meretricious) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility meretricious praise a meretricious argument — adjective (= princely) rich and superior in quality a princely sum gilded dining rooms — adjective (= gold, golden) made from or covered with gold gold coins the gold dome of the Capitol the golden calf gilded icons

tube Noun

— A tube is a long object with a hole from one end to the other. The ends may be closed or open. The high pressure forces the water through the tube. Toothpaste comes in a tube. — The Tube is the underground train system in London, England.

tube Verb

— If you tube, you float on an inner tube. We went white-water tubing on the Yukon River.

nosed

— adjective having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind

bat Noun

— A bat is a small, furry animal (a mammal) that has wings and can fly. — A bat is a special stick used to hit the ball in baseball, and in some other games.

bat Verb

— If you bat, you swing something or try to hit something. She batted her eyelashes shyly. The cat batted at the mouse with its paws. The baseball player did not bat well in the game.