gold-dustyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊl(d)dʌsti/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌdəsti/

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

Etymology: < gold n.¹ + dusty adj., after gold dust n.

Resembling or suggestive of gold dust; covered with gold dust. Now rare.

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1860 Cincinnati Daily Commerce 26 Sept. The pregnant corn-fields clad with gold-dusty hues, stolen from a departed summer's sun.

1887 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 8 Jan. 362/1 The gold-dusty pollen be scattered about, And powder the bumble-bee's tunic.

a1907 F. Thompson Shelley in Dublin Rev. (1908) July 37 He is gold-dusty with tumbling amidst the stars.

1931 R. Lehmann Let. to Sister 12 The infinitesimal flicks of gold-dusty midge-swarms.

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

单词	gold-dusty
释义	gold-dustyadj. Brit. /ˈɡəʊl(d)dʌsti/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌdəsti/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, dusty adj. Etymology: < gold n.¹ + dusty adj., after gold dust n. Resembling or suggestive of gold dust; covered with gold dust. Now rare. ΚΠ 1860 Cincinnati Daily Commerce 26 Sept. The pregnant corn-fields clad with gold-dusty hues, stolen from a departed summer's sun. 1887 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 8 Jan. 362/1 The gold-dusty pollen be scattered about, And powder the bumble-bee's tunic. a1907 F. Thompson Shelley in Dublin Rev. (1908) July 37 He is gold-dusty with tumbling amidst the stars. 1931 R. Lehmann Let. to Sister 12 The infinitesimal flicks of gold-dusty midge-swarms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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