| 单词 | green gold |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen gold green gold n. (a) an alloy of gold with approx. 10 per cent silver; (b) a plant or plant product having a high market value; cf. black gold n. at black adj. and n. Compounds 1e(a).In quot. 1697 perhaps: an impure form of gold. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > alloy of gold and silver electrec1384 electruma1398 pewtera1425 amber1572 green gold1697 electron1856 1697 C. K. Art's Master-piece 53 Green Gold, a corrupt Mettal so called, is very good in this Work, for casting a fading Green colour. c1791 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 6/2 The alloy of gold with silver forms the green gold of the jewellers and gold-beaters. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 724 To heighten the colour of Green Gold. 1911 Washington Post 18 June (Misc. section) 2/5 He has heard the henequen referred to as the ‘green gold of the peninsula’. 1993 Treasure Hunting Mar. 21/1 Green Gold..is used for making jewellery and small trinkets. 2002 J. Madeley Food for All x. 105 For farmers this was the opportunity they sought. Coffee was seen as the ‘green gold’. < as lemmas |
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