† white goldn.¹

Forms: see white adj. and gold n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., gold n.²

Etymology: < white adj. + gold n.²

Obsolete.

The ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, the flowers of which have white ray florets and yellow disc florets. Also in plural. Cf. yellow gold n.¹

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > other composite plants

wild sagea1400

yellow devil's-bita1400

white golda1425

cotula1578

golden cudweed1597

golden tuft1597

rattlesnake root1682

Cape tansy?1711

hawkbit1713

ambrosia1731

cabbage tree1735

hog's eye1749

Osteospermum1754

ox-tongue1760

scentless mayweed1800

old man's beard1804

ox-eye1818

echinacea1825

sheep's beard1836

shepherd's beard1840

cat's-ear1848

goatweed1869

silversword1888

khaki bush1907

venidium1937

khaki bos1947

Namaqualand daisy1963

a1425 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 87 [Consolida Media] whyt-gould.

?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 148 Consolida media. is an herbe þat men clepe qwyt bothel or qwyth golde.

?1540 Knowl., Properties, & Vertues Herbes (new ed.) sig. D.ii^v Consolida media is called whyte Bothyn or whyte Goldes.

1597 J. Gerard Herball App. White Goldes is great Daisie.

1665 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια (ed. 2) 467 White gold, see Great daisy.

1857 J. Harland House & Farm Accts. Shuttleworths III. 694 White bothen (also white golds), great daisy.

1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Gold, White, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L.—S. Cumb. (spelt White Gould).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

white goldn.²

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪt ˈɡəʊld/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪt ˈɡoʊld/

Forms: see white adj. and n. and gold n.¹

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

Etymology: < white adj. + gold n.¹ In sense 1a perhaps after Middle French, French or blanc alloy of gold and silver (a1502); compare Spanish oro blanco (c1400). In sense 1b perhaps after post-classical Latin aurum album (1514 or earlier in an alchemy context). In sense 1c ultimately after Swedish hvita gullet (H. T. Scheffer 1751, originally in a paper read to the Swedish Academy of Sciences on 28 November 1751); compare French or blanc (1758 or earlier in this sense), Spanish oro blanco (1753 or earlier in this sense).

a. Any of various silvery-coloured alloys of gold (originally with silver, later also with nickel, palladium, or platinum).

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > gold alloy > types of

white gold1548

red-gold1707

shakudo1860

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxvi The ladyes had tyers made of braydes of damaske gold w^t long heres of whyte gold.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiii. iv. 469 There is an artificiall Electrum made, namely by entermingling gold with silver according to the naturall mixture... This white gold [Fr. l'or blanc; L. electro] also hath been of great account, time out of mind.

1731 P. Shaw & F. Hauksbee Ess. Portable Lab. 22 Add to these the artificial, compound or mix'd Metals, as..white Copper, white Gold, yellow Silver, [etc.].

1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I. at Gold White gold, an alloy of about five parts of silver to one of gold.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Mar. 2/1 Modern Wedding Rings... White Gold Rings, $10.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 382/1 White gold is usually an alloy with nickel, but as used in dentistry this alloy contains platinum or palladium.

2011 A. Matlins Diamonds (ed. 3) xv. 171 Platinum is expensive, so if you have a limited budget, palladium, low-karat platinum, or white gold may make a better choice.

†b. Alchemy. A whitish or silvery substance (supposedly) involved in or obtained by the transmutation of metals (see transmutation n. 3a). Obsolete.

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1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iii. f. 176^v Take..of the abouesayd whyte gold fowre pounds.

1624 ‘E. Orandus’ tr. N. Flamel Expos. Hieroglyphicall Figures St. Innocent's Church-yard 155 Hee therefore that knowes how to turne the Body into white siluer medicinall, hee may afterward by this white gold, easily turne all imperfect mettals into very good and fine siluer.

1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 63 The Chymists Luna Fixa, which they tell us wants not the Weight, the Malleableness, nor the Fixtness, nor any other property of Gold, except the Yellownesse, (which makes them call it White Gold,) would by reason of that want of Colour be easily known from true Gold.

†c. Platinum. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > platinum

platina1752

white gold1763

platinum1794

1763 W. Lewis Commercium Philosophico-technicum 445 Platina..was called by some white gold.

1764 Gentleman's Mag. 34 128/1 (heading) A farther Account of a Metal, called Platina, or White Gold.

1784 E. Cullen tr. T. Bergman Physical & Chem. Ess. II. xviii. 166 In the year 1752 he [sc. H. T. Scheffer] investigated its properties, and demonstrated that in perfection it approached to gold, and therefore gave it the name of white gold [Sw. hvita Gullet].

1820 Q. Jrnl. Foreign Med. & Surg. 2 426 Platina, or white gold..passed for a simple metal.

1862 All Year Round 23 Aug. 560/1 So, after all, it has a right to be called white gold, and of royal standing in the metallic world.

2. Any white substance that is valuable or highly prized.

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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [noun] > thing of worth

treasurec1200

margaritea1325

druery1340

store1410

relica1425

gemc1560

Jew's eye1593

worthy1598

wealth1650

gold dust1690

nugget1853

white gold1921

1921 E. Haldeman-Julius & M. Haldeman-Julius Dust x. 223 Cows..could go on for months eating good alfalfa and bran before a new herdsman might become convinced of their unreadiness to turn the expensive feed into white gold.

1966 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xi/1 Most of the subterranean ‘white gold’ [sc. potash] lies beneath Saskatchewan.

1974 G. Jenkins Bridge of Magpies ii. 27 A string of rocky little inshore islands coated in bird guano—white gold, they call it.

2006 Bark Jan. 54 They are hunting for white gold—the term skiers lovingly use to refer to the fluffy powder they plow through.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white gold
释义	† white goldn.¹ Forms: see white adj. and gold n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., gold n.² Etymology: < white adj. + gold n.² Obsolete. The ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, the flowers of which have white ray florets and yellow disc florets. Also in plural. Cf. yellow gold n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > other composite plants wild sagea1400 yellow devil's-bita1400 white golda1425 cotula1578 golden cudweed1597 golden tuft1597 rattlesnake root1682 Cape tansy?1711 hawkbit1713 ambrosia1731 cabbage tree1735 hog's eye1749 Osteospermum1754 ox-tongue1760 scentless mayweed1800 old man's beard1804 ox-eye1818 echinacea1825 sheep's beard1836 shepherd's beard1840 cat's-ear1848 goatweed1869 silversword1888 khaki bush1907 venidium1937 khaki bos1947 Namaqualand daisy1963 a1425 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 87 [Consolida Media] whyt-gould. ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 148 Consolida media. is an herbe þat men clepe qwyt bothel or qwyth golde. ?1540 Knowl., Properties, & Vertues Herbes (new ed.) sig. D.ii^v Consolida media is called whyte Bothyn or whyte Goldes. 1597 J. Gerard Herball App. White Goldes is great Daisie. 1665 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια (ed. 2) 467 White gold, see Great daisy. 1857 J. Harland House & Farm Accts. Shuttleworths III. 694 White bothen (also white golds), great daisy. 1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Gold, White, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L.—S. Cumb. (spelt White Gould). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2021). white goldn.² Brit. /ˌwʌɪt ˈɡəʊld/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪt ˈɡoʊld/ Forms: see white adj. and n. and gold n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., gold n.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + gold n.¹ In sense 1a perhaps after Middle French, French or blanc alloy of gold and silver (a1502); compare Spanish oro blanco (c1400). In sense 1b perhaps after post-classical Latin aurum album (1514 or earlier in an alchemy context). In sense 1c ultimately after Swedish hvita gullet (H. T. Scheffer 1751, originally in a paper read to the Swedish Academy of Sciences on 28 November 1751); compare French or blanc (1758 or earlier in this sense), Spanish oro blanco (1753 or earlier in this sense). 1. a. Any of various silvery-coloured alloys of gold (originally with silver, later also with nickel, palladium, or platinum). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > gold alloy > types of white gold1548 red-gold1707 shakudo1860 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxvi The ladyes had tyers made of braydes of damaske gold w^t long heres of whyte gold. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiii. iv. 469 There is an artificiall Electrum made, namely by entermingling gold with silver according to the naturall mixture... This white gold [Fr. l'or blanc; L. electro] also hath been of great account, time out of mind. 1731 P. Shaw & F. Hauksbee Ess. Portable Lab. 22 Add to these the artificial, compound or mix'd Metals, as..white Copper, white Gold, yellow Silver, [etc.]. 1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I. at Gold White gold, an alloy of about five parts of silver to one of gold. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Mar. 2/1 Modern Wedding Rings... White Gold Rings, $10. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 382/1 White gold is usually an alloy with nickel, but as used in dentistry this alloy contains platinum or palladium. 2011 A. Matlins Diamonds (ed. 3) xv. 171 Platinum is expensive, so if you have a limited budget, palladium, low-karat platinum, or white gold may make a better choice. †b. Alchemy. A whitish or silvery substance (supposedly) involved in or obtained by the transmutation of metals (see transmutation n. 3a). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iii. f. 176^v Take..of the abouesayd whyte gold fowre pounds. 1624 ‘E. Orandus’ tr. N. Flamel Expos. Hieroglyphicall Figures St. Innocent's Church-yard 155 Hee therefore that knowes how to turne the Body into white siluer medicinall, hee may afterward by this white gold, easily turne all imperfect mettals into very good and fine siluer. 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 63 The Chymists Luna Fixa, which they tell us wants not the Weight, the Malleableness, nor the Fixtness, nor any other property of Gold, except the Yellownesse, (which makes them call it White Gold,) would by reason of that want of Colour be easily known from true Gold. †c. Platinum. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > platinum platina1752 white gold1763 platinum1794 1763 W. Lewis Commercium Philosophico-technicum 445 Platina..was called by some white gold. 1764 Gentleman's Mag. 34 128/1 (heading) A farther Account of a Metal, called Platina, or White Gold. 1784 E. Cullen tr. T. Bergman Physical & Chem. Ess. II. xviii. 166 In the year 1752 he [sc. H. T. Scheffer] investigated its properties, and demonstrated that in perfection it approached to gold, and therefore gave it the name of white gold [Sw. hvita Gullet]. 1820 Q. Jrnl. Foreign Med. & Surg. 2 426 Platina, or white gold..passed for a simple metal. 1862 All Year Round 23 Aug. 560/1 So, after all, it has a right to be called white gold, and of royal standing in the metallic world. 2. Any white substance that is valuable or highly prized. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [noun] > thing of worth treasurec1200 margaritea1325 druery1340 store1410 relica1425 gemc1560 Jew's eye1593 worthy1598 wealth1650 gold dust1690 nugget1853 white gold1921 1921 E. Haldeman-Julius & M. Haldeman-Julius Dust x. 223 Cows..could go on for months eating good alfalfa and bran before a new herdsman might become convinced of their unreadiness to turn the expensive feed into white gold. 1966 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xi/1 Most of the subterranean ‘white gold’ [sc. potash] lies beneath Saskatchewan. 1974 G. Jenkins Bridge of Magpies ii. 27 A string of rocky little inshore islands coated in bird guano—white gold, they call it. 2006 Bark Jan. 54 They are hunting for white gold—the term skiers lovingly use to refer to the fluffy powder they plow through. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹a1425n.²1548
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