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nouna gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces. Informal. - symbolic approval or recognition for outstanding merit or effort: You get the gold star for cooking such a gourmet dinner.
- anything that represents an outstanding effort or achievement: Her promotion was the gold star she'd been working for.
Origin of gold starAn Americanism dating back to 1920–25 OTHER WORDS FROM gold stargold-star, adjectiveWords nearby gold stargoldsinny, goldsmith, goldsmith beetle, gold sodium thiomalate, gold standard, gold star, Goldstein, Goldstein's toe sign, gold stick, goldstone, goldtail moth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gold starI think his inauguration is a gold-star day in the annals of American history. Downhill After His Election|Douglas Brinkley|January 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST More than likely those seats will be reserved for the gold-star mothers—those who have lost their sons in battle. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck|Edward Stratemeyer What had the gold-star mothers of Western City to say to this? They Call Me Carpenter|Upton Sinclair
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