gold-cappedadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊl(d)kapt/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌkæpt/

Forms: see gold n.¹ and capped adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, capped adj.

Etymology: < gold n.¹ + capped adj.

Having a cap (in various senses of cap n.¹) that is gold-coloured or made out of gold.

ΚΠ

1743 A. Pope Dunciad (ESTC N72334) iv. 165 Three hundred gold-capt youths.

1767 Public Advertiser 29 Jan. (advt.) Canes mounted with Gold capped Heads.

1820 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 5 June (advt.) A valuable gold capped and jewelled horizontal watch.

1870 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. 10 Sept. 220/2 Gold-capped bottles are exempt if under 2 dwts. of metal.

1935 S. Ross in Queen's Q. Spring 42 The storm clouds towered, gold-capped and flushed in the late sunlight.

2015 Daily News (Sri Lanka) (Nexis) 17 Feb. He had been sued by a gold-digging lawyer who had accused him of extracting his gold-capped teeth.

Compounds

gold-capped weaver bird n. now rare a central African weaver bird, Ploceus dorsomaculatusus, the male of which has a yellow cap and underparts.

ΚΠ

1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xi. 205 The beautiful nest of the Gold-capped weaver bird, Ploceus icterocephalus.

1967 B. Wright tr. R. Queneau Between Blue & Blue iii. 30 While you were away your daughters were as good as gold-capped weaver birds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold-capped
释义	gold-cappedadj. Brit. /ˈɡəʊl(d)kapt/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌkæpt/ Forms: see gold n.¹ and capped adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, capped adj. Etymology: < gold n.¹ + capped adj. Having a cap (in various senses of cap n.¹) that is gold-coloured or made out of gold. ΚΠ 1743 A. Pope Dunciad (ESTC N72334) iv. 165 Three hundred gold-capt youths. 1767 Public Advertiser 29 Jan. (advt.) Canes mounted with Gold capped Heads. 1820 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 5 June (advt.) A valuable gold capped and jewelled horizontal watch. 1870 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. 10 Sept. 220/2 Gold-capped bottles are exempt if under 2 dwts. of metal. 1935 S. Ross in Queen's Q. Spring 42 The storm clouds towered, gold-capped and flushed in the late sunlight. 2015 Daily News (Sri Lanka) (Nexis) 17 Feb. He had been sued by a gold-digging lawyer who had accused him of extracting his gold-capped teeth. Compounds gold-capped weaver bird n. now rare a central African weaver bird, Ploceus dorsomaculatusus, the male of which has a yellow cap and underparts. ΚΠ 1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xi. 205 The beautiful nest of the Gold-capped weaver bird, Ploceus icterocephalus. 1967 B. Wright tr. R. Queneau Between Blue & Blue iii. 30 While you were away your daughters were as good as gold-capped weaver birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1743
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