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gold
  1. (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
  2. (countable or uncountable) A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.
  3. (countable) A bright yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.
  4. (countable) The bullseye of an archery target.
  5. (countable) A gold medal.
  6. (figuratively) Anything or anyone considered to be very valuable.
  7. (fantasy role-playing games board games) Miscellaneous unit of currency in fantasy genre.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “He also agreed, that before the Bank could pay in gold, it must take measures to replenish its coffers.”
      “The bank's vault held a vast amount of gold, stored in the form of gleaming gold bars, each stamped with the bank's emblem.”
      “He is the only athlete to win gold in five consecutive Games.”
golding
  1. (obsolete) A gold coin.
  2. (obsolete) A kind of apple; a goldling.
  3. (Britain, North Midlands dialects) The corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum).
  4. (in the Kent dialect) The ladybird (familia Coccinellidae).
gilt
  1. (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
  2. (uncountable, slang) Money.
  3. (countable, finance) A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The luxurious chandelier exuded an elegant ambiance with its intricate gilt detailing.”
gilding
goldsmith
  1. A person who forges things out of gold, especially jewelry.
  2. (obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The wreath was supposedly made of pure gold, and Archimedes had to determine whether the goldsmith had replaced some of the gold with silver.”
      “Ms Stiles met an Italian goldsmith called Fabio during a silversmith lesson on her most recent visit to Italy.”
      “At the time of his death, he was described as both a goldsmith and a silver merchant.”
goldbronze
  1. The color resembling gold and bronze.
  2. A paint of such color.
goldwork
  1. Work done using gold metal, as in embroidery or jewellery.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The sun shone upon the gems and goldwork of their helmets, upon lances and pennons, upon buckler and embroidered surcoat.”
      “The Golcar venue is hosting a display of goldwork, blackwork, cross-stitch, stump work, needle lace and patchwork.”
gilder
  1. One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay with gold.
  2. Examples:
    1. “As any gilder will tell you, their success depends entirely on the carver's work.”
      “The gilder perhaps derived this delicate technique, a form of engraving, from Giles's apprenticeship to a jeweller.”
      “In addition to apprenticeship and journeyman requirements, the regulations stipulated that all gilded work had to be stamped by the gilder.”
goldsmithing
  1. The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
giltwood
  1. Wood that has been gilded or painted gold.
goldtone
  1. A metallic gold colour, as used in some paints.
goldin
  1. (Britain, dialect) The golding, or corn marigold.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Investigators later determined that lt. Goldin had been killed in action prior to the bombing.”
      “For instance, Goldin says, gingerroot, Brewed by itself or with your tea, can soothe an upset stomach, and brewing mint will help digestion.”
      “Meanwhile, the receivers in control of Blues' beleaguered parent company have appointed Goldin Financial as their financial advisors.”
goldsmithy
  1. The smithy of a goldsmith.
goldware
  1. Anything made from gold; gold plates, cutlery, etc.
gilt
  1. A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The luxurious chandelier exuded an elegant ambiance with its intricate gilt detailing.”
goldsmithry
  1. Archaic form of goldsmithery.
golding
  1. A kind of red hop, a sub-variety of the Canterbury hop.
goldfield
  1. An area where gold ore is found
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In 1853 he joined the Victoria police and served as inspector and superintendent in various goldfield towns.”
      “It is a day's drive north from Alice Springs and was at one stage the third-richest goldfield of Australia.”
      “On Kangaroo Island there was a goldfield named after him as well as the Goyder Range and the Goyder Range Branch Creek.”
golden
  1. Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.
  2. Synonyms:
goldie
  1. Something which is golden in color.
    1. (Britain, birdwatching) The golden eagle.
    2. (Britain, birdwatching) The golden plover.
    3. The goldfinch.
    4. (informal) A goldfish.
gilder
  1. (uncommon) Alternative spelling of guilder
  2. Examples:
    1. “As any gilder will tell you, their success depends entirely on the carver's work.”
      “The gilder perhaps derived this delicate technique, a form of engraving, from Giles's apprenticeship to a jeweller.”
      “In addition to apprenticeship and journeyman requirements, the regulations stipulated that all gilded work had to be stamped by the gilder.”
goldsmithery
  1. The work of a goldsmith.
  2. Examples:
    1. “We are grateful for his lyricism and for his exquisite goldsmithery.”
      “Dating from the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, the works, which include this gold armlet with a Herakles knot, are testament to the skill found in ancient goldsmithery.”
goldenness
  1. The quality of being golden.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The dim gray goldenness of the leaves above them seems to grow more ardent in color as they rise against the clear but not too intense blue of the sky.”
      “There is uncommon breadth and mass about it, with a richness of colouring, a sort of brown and glossy goldenness, which is common in the works of the artist.”
      “True, the land was sodden from recent heavy rain, but the combination of blue skies, green grass and trees at the peak of their autumnal goldenness was wonderful.”
gild
golde
  1. Archaic spelling of gold.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I charge you, as ye woll have my love, that ye warne your kynnesmen that ye woll beare that day the slyve of golde uppon your helmet.”
      “Perhaps Golde Freidchen has interceded for her great-grandchild that he should find his way back to the fold.”
      “Musk and Lyquid, Golde, in a precious composition by weight, and made Losenges with fine Sugar and Amylum.”
goldennesses
  1. plural of goldenness
goldsmithies
  1. plural of goldsmithy
goldfields
  1. plural of goldfield
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The goldfields rebellion did not last very long and government forces quickly overran the Eureka stockade.”
      “The 45-year-old mother of four is a millionaire entrepreneur who made her fortune as a brothel madam on the Kalgoorlie goldfields.”
      “He trained and worked as a surveyor, but, because of the Depression, tried his luck on the goldfields of South Westland.”
goldsmiths
  1. plural of goldsmith
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “As moneylenders, goldsmiths conducted regular business with aristocrats, and gentlemen, and, increasingly, the agents of the Crown.”
      “Visit the souk of the goldsmiths, for example, or the hat makers, or follow your nose to the spice market.”
      “Joseph McDonnell has highlighted instances where Irish goldsmiths appear to have used moulds to copy London designs in the rococo idiom.”
goldwares
  1. plural of goldware
goldings
  1. plural of golding
gildings
goldies
  1. plural of goldie
gilders
  1. plural of gilder
goldins
  1. plural of goldin
goldes
  1. plural of golde
gilts
golds
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