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Noun: gold gówld- Coins made of gold
- A deep yellow colour
"he admired the gold of her hair" - amber - A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
- Au, atomic number 79 - Great wealth
"Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold" - Something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
"the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold" Adjective: gold (golder,goldest) gówld- Made from or covered with gold
"gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol" - golden, gilded - Having the deep slightly brownish colour of gold
"long gold hair"; "a gold carpet" - aureate, gilded, gilt, golden
Derived forms: goldest, golder, golds See also: auric, chromatic, metal, metallic Type of: invaluableness, noble metal, precious metal, preciousness, pricelessness, riches, valuableness, wealth, yellow, yellowness Part of: dental gold, gold foil, gold leaf, graphic tellurium, sylvanite Encyclopedia: Gold Gold, Peace, and Prosperity |