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Gold

noun

Coins made of gold.

A deep yellow color. Synonym: amber. "He admired the gold of her hair"

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. Synonyms: atomic number 79, Au.

Great wealth.

Something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.. "She has a heart of gold"

adjective

Made from or covered with gold. Synonyms: gilded, golden. "The gold dome of the Capitol" , "The golden calf" , "Gilded icons"

Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold. Synonyms: aureate, gilded, gilt, golden. "A gold carpet"

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"Gold" Quotes from Famous Books

... has much pleasure in again thanking his numerous patrons in all parts of Scotland for the large measure of support accorded him during past seasons, and would again call the attention of Committees and others to his large and choice selection of Gold and Silver Badges, Medals, and Athletic Prizes. Committees are cordially invited to inspect his Stock and compare with any others before placing their orders. The style, finish, and general excellency of his designs ...

— Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches • David Drummond Bone

... really see the fun," he thought, "in one man dining out of gold and another dining in the gutter; or in two married people living on together in perfect discord 'pour encourages les autres', or in worshipping Jesus Christ and claiming all her rights at the same time; or in despising foreigners because they are foreigners; or in war; ...

— Forsyte Saga • John Galsworthy

... eyes I ever seen. I've seen killers—an' outlaws, an' gun-fighters, an' I never seen one that could look at a man like you've looked at me. Harlan," he went on slowly, "I'm goin' to tell you about some gold ...

— 'Drag' Harlan • Charles Alden Seltzer

... and, on a slender-legged stand, the globe of goldfish. These I noted with an especial pleasure, for I have always found an intense satisfaction in their silent companionship. Of the pictures I noted particularly a life-sized drawing in black-and-white in a large gold frame, of a man whom I divined was the deceased husband of my hostess. There was also a spirited reproduction of "The Stag at Bay" and some charming coloured prints of villagers, children, and domestic ...

— Ruggles of Red Gap • Harry Leon Wilson

... Parsonage.... She talked a great deal of her younger days—the gaieties of her dear native town Penzance, the soft, warm climate, &c. She gave one the idea that she had been a belle among her own home acquaintance. She took snuff out of a very pretty gold snuff-box, which she sometimes presented to you with a little laugh, as if she enjoyed the slight shock of astonishment visible in your countenance.... She would be very lively and intelligent, and tilt arguments ...

— Emily Bront • A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson

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