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单词 goldy
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goldyadj.

Brit. /ˈɡəʊldi/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊldi/
Forms: see gold n.1 and adj. and -y suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gold n.1, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < gold n.1 + -y suffix1. Compare earlier golden adj. Compare also earlier gilded adj., gilden adj.
Chiefly somewhat colloquial in later use.
Golden, esp. in colour; somewhat golden. Also: gold-like; resembling gold in colour or lustre.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > golden yellow
gildenOE
goldena1382
goldya1398
dory1398
goldc1400
goldisha1425
sunlyc1425
goldlya1450
aureatec1450
gildedc1450
giltenc1450
scorn-golda1586
Pactolian1586
aureal1587
gold colour1648
gold-coloured1674
spun gold1728
aurulent1731
aurelian1791
deaurated1818
Tuscan1830
corn-coloured1854
old gold1877
buttercup yellow1880
aureoline1881
sun gold1887
Tuscan-coloured1905
guinea-gold1938
spun-golden1978
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. xci. 982 Þe flour þerof is..likyng in siȝt, wiþ goldy graynes conteyned wiþinne þe holownesse.
a1450 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1911) 127 325 (MED) As ofte as sondys be in the salte se, And goldy grauel in the rich[e] stremys.
?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. E.i One of the samnytes..Layd forth goldy gyftes, whiche he had to the brought.
1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 14 She matcheth..In goldie-lockes bright Tytan.
1594 Zepheria xxxiii. sig. F There, in her goldie leaues my loue is writ.
1632 J. Vicars tr. Virgil XII Aeneids v. 130 His Salius he did munerate With a faire lions skin, with haire most rough, And goldy claws.
1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker ii. i. 102 in Fleta Minor i Some white flints which have no Copper at all, and but a little silver, and are goldy.
a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1864) iii. 33 ‘I don't think that quartz looks quite so goldy as it did at a distance,’ said he.
1865 All Year Round 29 July 14/1 Her hair was ‘goldy’, as Nan said.
1904 R. Bridges Demeter 81 Now maids playfully dance o'er enamel'd meadows, And with goldy blossom deck forehead and bosom.
1920 J. Galsworthy Awakening 35 There were silver threads in her dark goldy hair.
1992 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 29 June 9 Eventually I was conscious of this white, bright, goldy light and being drawn towards that.
2000 Minx Aug. 65/2 It manages to..be all goldy without even a suggestion of orange.

Compounds

C1. Modifying colour words to form adjectives and nouns, as goldy-brown, etc.
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1870 A. D. T. Whitney We Girls viii. 129 That piece of goldy-brown damask.
1891 Outing Jan. 306/1 She is a striking looking girl, with the goldy bronze hair so many women are vainly trying to acquire.
1914 Cent. Mag. Dec. 177/2 She wore the shade of pale, goldy-yellow that is most breath-taking with red hair.
1939 ‘J. Struther’ Mrs. Miniver 277 The feathery goldy-green mass.
1969 ‘J. Morris’ Fever Grass v. 57 The room was illuminated with a soft, goldy-bronze glow.
2012 Sunday Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 15 Apr. 22 The only colour that pops here is that goldy-orange.
C2. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as goldy-coloured, goldy-locked, etc.
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1607 B. Jonson Volpone i. ii. sig. B2v The Soule..made quicke transmigration To goldy-lockt Euphorbus. View more context for this quotation
1732 J. Ozell tr. Molière Miser iv. v. 59 Are those young goldy-lock'd Striplings Men?
1884 Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours 35 413/1 One of those goldy-haired, dark-eyed Parisian houris.
1921 Everybody's Mag. July 122 His features are strong, and then with that fair hair and those goldy-colored eyes.
1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus ix. 150 Little goldy-backed ferns clung to the gravel and dripped with rain.
2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan xv. 115 How about a goldy-coloured scarf, it'd look lovely with your complexion.
C3.
goldy-stone n. Obsolete rare a variety of quartz containing yellow scales of mica; = aventurine n. 2; cf. gold stone n. 3.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > aventurine
venturine-stone1775
aventurine1858
goldy-stone1860
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > cryptocrystalline quartz > chert > aventurine
venturine-stone1775
aventurine1858
goldy-stone1860
1860 C. W. King Antique Gems i. 63 The true Aventurine, or Goldie-stone, is a brownish semi-transparent quartz, full of specks of yellow mica.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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