gold stonen.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊl(d) stəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d) ˌstoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, stone n.

Etymology: < gold n.¹ + stone n.Compare Dutch goudsteen (1598), Middle Low German goldstēn, Old High German goldstein (Middle High German goltstein, German Goldstein), denoting any gold-coloured precious or semi-precious stone, especially topaz or chrysolite; also (more recently) in the sense ‘aventurine’.

†a. A rock or mineral that looks like or contains gold; a piece of such material. Obsolete.

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1599 in Archaeologia Cantiana (1957) 70 144 (modernized text) Gold stones, otherwise sulphur stones, which were gathered in the beach of the sea for making copperas.

1656 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Aurora vii. 116 There is but one onely God in one Being with three distinct Persons...Of which you have a similitude in the pretious Gold-Oar or a Gold-Stone, unseparated.

1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker ii. ii. 112 in Fleta Minor i If there be a great quantity of the Gold-stones [Ger. Golt Quärtzes], then there may be made more Ovens.

1735 J. Barrow Dict. Polygraphicum I. at Copperas The ordinary English Copperas is made of a kind of stones found on the sea shore in Esssex, Hampshire, and so westward, ordinarily call'd gold stones, from the colour.

1862 T. A. Readwin Gold-bearing Strata Merionethshire 9 Glasdir Copper Mine... Very rich gold stones have been found here, some of which I have seen.

b. English regional (Sussex). A kind of ferruginous breccia; a large boulder of this. Now rare.The word occurs in this meaning in minor place names from Sussex (as Goldstone Barn, Goldstone-bottom) from at least the early 19th cent.

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1822 G. Mantell Fossils S. Downs xvi. 261 Waterworn fragments of the breccia occasionally occur in similar situations; some of considerable magnitude may be observed lying bare in the fields near Brighton church, Goldstone-bottom, and Falmer-hill.]

1858 Handbk. Travellers Kent & Sussex ii. 263/1 At the entrance of a valley near Hove, considerably nearer Brighton, was a huge mass of breccia, known as ‘gold-stone at Hove’, called Druidical, and possibly sepulchral.

1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange in Bentley's Misc. Jan. 359 Hereupon an enormous mass of breccia, or gold-stone, as the common folk call it,..rolled down upon the Devil's hoof.

1910 Knowl. & Illustr. Sci. News Apr. 150/2 The Gold-Stone has a series of veins of spar running through it.

2. A golden-yellow precious stone, esp. topaz. Now chiefly historical.

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the world > the earth > minerals > ore > [noun] > piece or lump of ore

gold stone1626

pee1678

floater1717

stone of tin1778

knit1881

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > subsaturate group > topaz

gold stone1626

schorlite1794

pycnite1802

physalite1819

topaz1888

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §960 The Gold-Stone, which is the Yellow Topaze.

1838 L. Feuchtwanger Treat. Gems 102 The name of this stone [sc. chrysolite] is of Greek origin, and was well known to the ancients..for they bring it in their writings to be either the Topaz or Goldstone, or the transparent gold-yellow stone.

1903 C. L. Daniels & C. M. Stevans Encycl. Superstitions II. 761/2 Topaz, the goldstone of the ancients, was much valued by them for medicinal properties, for dispelling enchantment and calming frenzy.

2012 R. P. Drews Revelation! What did First Audience Hear? 309 The tenth [jewel] was goldstone or chrysoprase which is an apple green to yellow translucent variety of quartz.

3. A kind of ornamental glass containing shiny gold-coloured particles; = aventurine n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [noun] > glass-colouring > other decorative or coloured glass

haematinon1706

ruby glass1757

gold stone1769

aventurine1811

ruby1839

millefiori1849

schmelz1849

Venetian filigree1852

Bristol1880

favrile1902

Schmelzglas1904

overlay1940

1769 J. Cox Descr. Piece Mechanism & Art 4 The ground, within the gallery, is of gold stone, with a double circle of blue and gold, forming a plat-form of excellent workmanship, upon which stands a very rich and curious Elephant.

1775 J. Cox Arrangem., Allotment, & Particular Descr. Several Prizes 3 The two magnificent vases..are of an octagon shape, composed of the finest avanturine or gold stone, and lapis blue and gold.

1876 New Cent. 2 Sept. 129/4 Gold stone or aventurine occurs in most Venetian mosaics, and..is made of melted glass and gold leaf.

1998 Lapidary Jrnl. Oct. 76/1 For a change, she substitutes silver foil covered in transparent color or goldstone, a glass containing copper particles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold stone
释义	gold stonen. Brit. /ˈɡəʊl(d) stəʊn/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d) ˌstoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, stone n. Etymology: < gold n.¹ + stone n.Compare Dutch goudsteen (1598), Middle Low German goldstēn, Old High German goldstein (Middle High German goltstein, German Goldstein), denoting any gold-coloured precious or semi-precious stone, especially topaz or chrysolite; also (more recently) in the sense ‘aventurine’. 1. †a. A rock or mineral that looks like or contains gold; a piece of such material. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1599 in Archaeologia Cantiana (1957) 70 144 (modernized text) Gold stones, otherwise sulphur stones, which were gathered in the beach of the sea for making copperas. 1656 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Aurora vii. 116 There is but one onely God in one Being with three distinct Persons...Of which you have a similitude in the pretious Gold-Oar or a Gold-Stone, unseparated. 1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker ii. ii. 112 in Fleta Minor i If there be a great quantity of the Gold-stones [Ger. Golt Quärtzes], then there may be made more Ovens. 1735 J. Barrow Dict. Polygraphicum I. at Copperas The ordinary English Copperas is made of a kind of stones found on the sea shore in Esssex, Hampshire, and so westward, ordinarily call'd gold stones, from the colour. 1862 T. A. Readwin Gold-bearing Strata Merionethshire 9 Glasdir Copper Mine... Very rich gold stones have been found here, some of which I have seen. b. English regional (Sussex). A kind of ferruginous breccia; a large boulder of this. Now rare.The word occurs in this meaning in minor place names from Sussex (as Goldstone Barn, Goldstone-bottom) from at least the early 19th cent. ΚΠ 1822 G. Mantell Fossils S. Downs xvi. 261 Waterworn fragments of the breccia occasionally occur in similar situations; some of considerable magnitude may be observed lying bare in the fields near Brighton church, Goldstone-bottom, and Falmer-hill.] 1858 Handbk. Travellers Kent & Sussex ii. 263/1 At the entrance of a valley near Hove, considerably nearer Brighton, was a huge mass of breccia, known as ‘gold-stone at Hove’, called Druidical, and possibly sepulchral. 1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange in Bentley's Misc. Jan. 359 Hereupon an enormous mass of breccia, or gold-stone, as the common folk call it,..rolled down upon the Devil's hoof. 1910 Knowl. & Illustr. Sci. News Apr. 150/2 The Gold-Stone has a series of veins of spar running through it. 2. A golden-yellow precious stone, esp. topaz. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > ore > [noun] > piece or lump of ore gold stone1626 pee1678 floater1717 stone of tin1778 knit1881 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > subsaturate group > topaz gold stone1626 schorlite1794 pycnite1802 physalite1819 topaz1888 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §960 The Gold-Stone, which is the Yellow Topaze. 1838 L. Feuchtwanger Treat. Gems 102 The name of this stone [sc. chrysolite] is of Greek origin, and was well known to the ancients..for they bring it in their writings to be either the Topaz or Goldstone, or the transparent gold-yellow stone. 1903 C. L. Daniels & C. M. Stevans Encycl. Superstitions II. 761/2 Topaz, the goldstone of the ancients, was much valued by them for medicinal properties, for dispelling enchantment and calming frenzy. 2012 R. P. Drews Revelation! What did First Audience Hear? 309 The tenth [jewel] was goldstone or chrysoprase which is an apple green to yellow translucent variety of quartz. 3. A kind of ornamental glass containing shiny gold-coloured particles; = aventurine n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [noun] > glass-colouring > other decorative or coloured glass haematinon1706 ruby glass1757 gold stone1769 aventurine1811 ruby1839 millefiori1849 schmelz1849 Venetian filigree1852 Bristol1880 favrile1902 Schmelzglas1904 overlay1940 1769 J. Cox Descr. Piece Mechanism & Art 4 The ground, within the gallery, is of gold stone, with a double circle of blue and gold, forming a plat-form of excellent workmanship, upon which stands a very rich and curious Elephant. 1775 J. Cox Arrangem., Allotment, & Particular Descr. Several Prizes 3 The two magnificent vases..are of an octagon shape, composed of the finest avanturine or gold stone, and lapis blue and gold. 1876 New Cent. 2 Sept. 129/4 Gold stone or aventurine occurs in most Venetian mosaics, and..is made of melted glass and gold leaf. 1998 Lapidary Jrnl. Oct. 76/1 For a change, she substitutes silver foil covered in transparent color or goldstone, a glass containing copper particles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1599
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