Lewis & Short

bractĕātus, a, um, adj. [bractea],

  1. I. covered with gold-plate, gilt (post-Aug. for the class. aureus): sellae, Sid. Ep. 8, 8: lacunar, id. ib. 2, 10.
    1. B. In gen., glistening like gold: leo, i.e. with a yellow mane, Sen. Ep. 41, 6: comae, Mart. Cap. 1, § 75.
  2. II. Trop. (cf. aureus, II.).
    1. A. Splendid, golden: O mentis aureae dictum bracteatum! Aus. Grat. Act. ad Gratian. 8.
    2. B. Shining only externally, gilded, delusive: felicitas, Sen. Ep. 115, 9.