honey-goldadj.n.

Brit.

/hʌnɪˈɡəʊld/, U.S.

/ˌhəniˈɡoʊld/

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

Etymology: < honey n. + gold n.¹

A. adj.

Of the golden colour of honey.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > other yellows

honey-yellow1615

butter-coloured1629

gamboge1819

honey-gold1849

lily-yellowc1865

apple-yellow1884

goldenrod1905

mimosa1928

1849 J. E. Riddle Copious & Crit. Lat.-Eng. Lexicon 790/1 Honey-gold yellow.

1891 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 15 Oct. 4/7 Some transparent crystals..have yielded honey-gold gems equal to the finest European stones.

1906 Outlook 24 Mar. 707/2 She left the room, and the honey-gold cakes cooled.

1958 Times 16 Aug. 4/7 The Leccesi were fortunate in having close by an inexhaustible supply of honey-gold limestone.

1969 B. Head When Rain Clouds Gather xi. 164 He had a soft, thick, honey-gold coat.

2004 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 24 Feb. a3 6 Keddie is attractive, with honey-gold hair.

B. n.

1. A golden colour resembling that of honey.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > other yellows

jessamy1728

kamala1820

honey-gold1850

strontian yellow1854

spiraein1868

butter colour1877

honeysuckle1881

mimosa1909

1850 W. Allingham Poems 297 Hogg takes the Heath of fairy-mountain's top; And Cunningham the Gorse's honey-golds.

1906 Windsor Mag. 24 206/2 Hair of honey-gold, and such pretty combs to hold it up with.

1973 G. Beare Snake on Grave iv. 23 Her skin was deeply tanned, a smooth honey gold.

2006 K. Finell Good-bye to Mermaids i. vii. 102 It [sc. amber] was the same shade of honey gold as the sun.

2. Ceramics. A dull gilding produced by applying a mixture of gold leaf and honey to the surface of an object. Cf. honey gilding n. at honey n. and adj. Compounds 1b(a).

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gilt

goldeOE

gilt1429

water-gold1634

oil gold1710

gilt-bronze1745

honey-gold1852

vermeil1858

pink gold1873

honey gilding1954

1852 Chem. Gaz. 15 Dec. 475 The samples resemble that known in Europe as honey-gold or shell-gold.

1906 W. M. Binns First Cent. Eng. Porcelain 84 The gilding is burned on, and is undoubtedly what is known as ‘honey gold’, thickly laid on and sensible to the touch.

1954 G. Savage Porcelain viii. 220 Gilding was often lavish, but of the brassy mercuric variety, whereas, for much of the eighteenth century, honey gold was sparingly and tastefully applied.

1996 S. Spero & J. Sandon Worcester Porcelain, 1751–1790 v. 202/2 The other cup..is a clear example of Worcester factory gilding, with precise use of honey-gold.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honey-gold
释义	honey-goldadj.n. Brit. /hʌnɪˈɡəʊld/, U.S. /ˌhəniˈɡoʊld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., gold n.¹ Etymology: < honey n. + gold n.¹ A. adj. Of the golden colour of honey. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > other yellows honey-yellow1615 butter-coloured1629 gamboge1819 honey-gold1849 lily-yellowc1865 apple-yellow1884 goldenrod1905 mimosa1928 1849 J. E. Riddle Copious & Crit. Lat.-Eng. Lexicon 790/1 Honey-gold yellow. 1891 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 15 Oct. 4/7 Some transparent crystals..have yielded honey-gold gems equal to the finest European stones. 1906 Outlook 24 Mar. 707/2 She left the room, and the honey-gold cakes cooled. 1958 Times 16 Aug. 4/7 The Leccesi were fortunate in having close by an inexhaustible supply of honey-gold limestone. 1969 B. Head When Rain Clouds Gather xi. 164 He had a soft, thick, honey-gold coat. 2004 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 24 Feb. a3 6 Keddie is attractive, with honey-gold hair. B. n. 1. A golden colour resembling that of honey. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > other yellows jessamy1728 kamala1820 honey-gold1850 strontian yellow1854 spiraein1868 butter colour1877 honeysuckle1881 mimosa1909 1850 W. Allingham Poems 297 Hogg takes the Heath of fairy-mountain's top; And Cunningham the Gorse's honey-golds. 1906 Windsor Mag. 24 206/2 Hair of honey-gold, and such pretty combs to hold it up with. 1973 G. Beare Snake on Grave iv. 23 Her skin was deeply tanned, a smooth honey gold. 2006 K. Finell Good-bye to Mermaids i. vii. 102 It [sc. amber] was the same shade of honey gold as the sun. 2. Ceramics. A dull gilding produced by applying a mixture of gold leaf and honey to the surface of an object. Cf. honey gilding n. at honey n. and adj. Compounds 1b(a). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gilt goldeOE gilt1429 water-gold1634 oil gold1710 gilt-bronze1745 honey-gold1852 vermeil1858 pink gold1873 honey gilding1954 1852 Chem. Gaz. 15 Dec. 475 The samples resemble that known in Europe as honey-gold or shell-gold. 1906 W. M. Binns First Cent. Eng. Porcelain 84 The gilding is burned on, and is undoubtedly what is known as ‘honey gold’, thickly laid on and sensible to the touch. 1954 G. Savage Porcelain viii. 220 Gilding was often lavish, but of the brassy mercuric variety, whereas, for much of the eighteenth century, honey gold was sparingly and tastefully applied. 1996 S. Spero & J. Sandon Worcester Porcelain, 1751–1790 v. 202/2 The other cup..is a clear example of Worcester factory gilding, with precise use of honey-gold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1849
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