单词 | yellow gold |
释义 | † yellow goldn.1 Obsolete (English regional in later use). A marigold; spec. (in later use) a corn marigold.In quot. c1405 with allusion to yellow as the colour of jealousy (see yellow adj. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > marigold goldOE rudc1300 gold flowera1325 solseclea1350 rodeworta1398 marigolda1400 yellow-bottlea1400 yellow goldc1405 soussiea1425 solsequium1540 soucyc1550 sun's flower1568 solsequya1680 pot marigold1760 tagetes1792 calendula1871 c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1071 Ialousye That wered of yelowe gooldes a gerland. a1637 B. Jonson Pans Anniv. 41 in Wks. (1640) III Gladdest myrtle for these postes to weare..star'd with yellow-golds, and Meadowes Queene. a1864 J. Clare Early Poems (1989) I. 121 Anon the wheat-field where the blue-cap grew, With crimson corn-flowers and the yellow gould, All which our youth would eagerly pursue. 1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Gold, yellow, Chrysanthemum segetum, L.—S. Cum. (Yellow Gould). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2019). yellow goldn.2 Any of various alloys of gold of a paler yellow colour than pure gold. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys yellow gold1558 Mannheim gold1790 spelter1815 music plate1839 Florence-leaf1858 silver-powder1875 compo1879 mokum1889 Stellite1913 Vitallium1935 Mazak1937 ceramal1949 cermet1950 metal-ceramic1950 mokume gane1979 1558 P. Morwen tr. A. ben David ibn Daud Hist. Latter Tymes Iewes Commune Weale f. li The armes therof or bigger braunches were glittering gold, the lesser braunches, slips, or latest shutes of gold, sumwhat red: & al aboue was yelow gold, wherupon hong clusters of cristal. 1622 G. Markham & W. Sampson Herod & Antipater iv. sig. Iv The Tops and Twines, whereon the Clusters hang, Are yellow Gold; wrought in Assyria. 1744 ‘J. Breuhowse’ Highland Spectator v. 57 What your Stewards have lost is only a little yellow Gold, of no real intrinsick Worth. 1856 Numismatic Chron. & Jrnl. Numismatic Soc. 18 157 This coin is of yellow gold, weighing 85 grains, and found near Norwich. 1936 Washington Post 13 Dec. 25/4 (advt.) 14K solid gold case—natural yellow gold. 2011 Daily Express 3 Feb. 22 Now's your chance to own an iconic piece of jewellery featuring 15 beautiful tanzanites set with genuine sparkling diamonds in solid 9ct yellow gold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1c1405n.21558 |
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