单词 | ducat gold |
释义 | > as lemmasducat gold ducat gold n. now rare gold of high purity (as used for making ducat coins).Ducat gold typically has a fineness of at least 23.5 carats and this high purity led to ducat coins being used as a source of gold leaf for gilding. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > pure or refined gold Ophir golda1425 obrizum?a1439 ducat gold1548 Ophir1628 obrize1631 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. vii The garmentes were powdered with castels, & shefes of arrowes of fyne doket gold. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxxxv On their faces visers, and all the berdes were fine wyer of Ducket gold. 1686 tr. J. Chardin Coronation Solyman 39 in Trav. Persia These Branches, all of Duckat Gold, are so substantial, that there are some which weigh sixty Marks. 1745 Theatre Present War Netherlands 219 The Metal was Ducat-Gold, and the Impressions made for Roman, but very ignorantly, as not being above 4 or 500 Years old. 1809 R. K. Porter Travelling Sketches Russia & Sweden I. iv. 29 The spire of this edifice is..gilt with ducat gold. 1984 Maltechnik Restauro Jan. 16/1 Ducat gold contains close to 98% gold which is about 23.5 carat. 2004 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Conservation 43 159/2 Ammonia casein, beeswax, casein, gelatin, leaf gold (citron gold, ducat gold), leaf silver. < as lemmas |
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