gold-weightn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊldweɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊldˌweɪt/

Forms: see gold n.¹ and adj. and weight n.¹

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

Etymology: < gold n.¹ + weight n.¹

†a. In plural. Scales for weighing gold. Also figurative. Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > a balance > scales for weighing specific things

gold-weightsa1474

hay-scales1773

a1474 Inventory in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 361 Item, a payre of gold weghtes in a case ij s.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 226/1 Goldeweightes, trebuchet.

1593 B. Rich Greenes Newes sig. D Drawing out of hys pocket, a payre of gold weights, which he delyuered to my man, he sayd, and I beseech you if any part of his payment be in gold, see that it be neither crackt nor crased, and that it carries weight.

a1625 J. Fletcher Wild-goose Chase (1652) i. iii. 12 To one that weighs her words and her behaviours In the Gold-weights of discretion?

1636 D. Featley Clavis Mystica ix. 113 Equity and stayed discretion, which holdeth steedily the gold weights of justice.

1694 Athenian Mercury 17 Nov. That Scale of a pair of exactly ballanc'd Gold Weights, will sink, under which you hold a live Coal, because the Air is thinner there than under the other.

b. A weight (weight n.¹ 22a) used for weighing gold.In later use esp. with reference to the weights used by some Akan peoples of West Africa.Quot. 1688 may possibly belong at sense 1a.

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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. v. 259/2 Scales and Gold Weights, with a Box of Weights to lye on the Table.

1756 Whitehall Evening-post 27–29 July This is performed by a Pair of common Scales, and a Set of Gold Weights, with the Hydrostatical Instrument herein described.

1774 Adams's Weekly Courant 20 Sept. (advt.) The best Gold Scales in Shagreen and Mahogany Boxes, with Gold Weights accurately adjusted by the Standard.

1884 Bristol Mercury 25 Apr. I suppose I am bound to have in my pocket a scale with gold weights and instruments for breaking up the coin.

1918 O. Bates & E. A. Hooton in O. Bates Varia Africana II. 187 Similar objects cast in brass among the so-called ‘gold-weights’ from Ashanti.

1970 A. K. Armah Fragments iii. 95 At intervals along the shiny cagework medallions bore all the ancient symbols in sculpted relief: twin pods of cocoa, sets of Ashanti gold weights, the complete line of spokesmen's staffs for the seven Akan clans [etc.].

2003 Afr. Arts Autumn 44/2 Leaving aside a collection of approximately 300 Asante goldweights, the Nicholson collection more than tripled the number of sub-Saharan African works in the museum.

†2.

a. to give gold-weight: (a) to show itself to be perfectly balanced; (b) to give the exact measure of something and no more, to be parsimonious or stingy. Obsolete.

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1585 E. D. Prayse of Nothing sig. H.i^v I doubt how the beam of iustice will stand vpright, & giue gold weight, what visor of well doing soeuer is put on to deceiue the world.

1638 W. Price Ianitor Animae ix. 118 He will give God but gold-weight; very hard measure.

1742 T. Spateman School-boy's Mask i. 7 You give Gold-weight, Sammy; can't you throw in a little more?

b. to be gold-weight: to be very finely balanced; to be in perfect equilibrium. Also with other verbs, as to put gold-weight: to put in equilibrium, to balance. Obsolete.

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1605 T. Hutton Reasons for Refusal 144 Mens sufficiencie to preach after what exact manner they take preaching, is like a naturall mixt compound bodie, whose temperature is not gould weight, as if a grane could not turne the scale of euery mans sufficiencie.

1683 R. Battell Vulgar Errors 91 If Nature alone could turn the Scale without being put gold-weight by Grace, it were true, but seeing it could not raise the Scale to this equipoize without the assistance of Grace, it is false.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables ccccxv. 391 The Bare Prejudice is sufficient to turn the Scale, where it was Gold-weight before.

1705 W. Grimston Lawyer's Fortune i. 5 The Balance is even betwixt them, and so it's just Gold weight.

c. to the gold-weight (also gold-weights): to a nicety; very exactly. Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > amount determined by weighing > exact weight

to the gold-weight1631

1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. v. 54 An host, Who should be King at Armes, and ceremonies, In his owne house! know all, to the goldweights.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Loves Pilgrimage i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aaaaaaaa/2 A Master of Ceremonies; But a man, beleeve it, That knew his place to the gold weight.

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

单词	gold-weight
释义	gold-weightn. Brit. /ˈɡəʊldweɪt/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊldˌweɪt/ Forms: see gold n.¹ and adj. and weight n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, weight n.¹ Etymology: < gold n.¹ + weight n.¹ 1. †a. In plural. Scales for weighing gold. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > a balance > scales for weighing specific things gold-weightsa1474 hay-scales1773 a1474 Inventory in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 361 Item, a payre of gold weghtes in a case ij s. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 226/1 Goldeweightes, trebuchet. 1593 B. Rich Greenes Newes sig. D Drawing out of hys pocket, a payre of gold weights, which he delyuered to my man, he sayd, and I beseech you if any part of his payment be in gold, see that it be neither crackt nor crased, and that it carries weight. a1625 J. Fletcher Wild-goose Chase (1652) i. iii. 12 To one that weighs her words and her behaviours In the Gold-weights of discretion? 1636 D. Featley Clavis Mystica ix. 113 Equity and stayed discretion, which holdeth steedily the gold weights of justice. 1694 Athenian Mercury 17 Nov. That Scale of a pair of exactly ballanc'd Gold Weights, will sink, under which you hold a live Coal, because the Air is thinner there than under the other. b. A weight (weight n.¹ 22a) used for weighing gold.In later use esp. with reference to the weights used by some Akan peoples of West Africa.Quot. 1688 may possibly belong at sense 1a. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. v. 259/2 Scales and Gold Weights, with a Box of Weights to lye on the Table. 1756 Whitehall Evening-post 27–29 July This is performed by a Pair of common Scales, and a Set of Gold Weights, with the Hydrostatical Instrument herein described. 1774 Adams's Weekly Courant 20 Sept. (advt.) The best Gold Scales in Shagreen and Mahogany Boxes, with Gold Weights accurately adjusted by the Standard. 1884 Bristol Mercury 25 Apr. I suppose I am bound to have in my pocket a scale with gold weights and instruments for breaking up the coin. 1918 O. Bates & E. A. Hooton in O. Bates Varia Africana II. 187 Similar objects cast in brass among the so-called ‘gold-weights’ from Ashanti. 1970 A. K. Armah Fragments iii. 95 At intervals along the shiny cagework medallions bore all the ancient symbols in sculpted relief: twin pods of cocoa, sets of Ashanti gold weights, the complete line of spokesmen's staffs for the seven Akan clans [etc.]. 2003 Afr. Arts Autumn 44/2 Leaving aside a collection of approximately 300 Asante goldweights, the Nicholson collection more than tripled the number of sub-Saharan African works in the museum. †2. a. to give gold-weight: (a) to show itself to be perfectly balanced; (b) to give the exact measure of something and no more, to be parsimonious or stingy. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1585 E. D. Prayse of Nothing sig. H.i^v I doubt how the beam of iustice will stand vpright, & giue gold weight, what visor of well doing soeuer is put on to deceiue the world. 1638 W. Price Ianitor Animae ix. 118 He will give God but gold-weight; very hard measure. 1742 T. Spateman School-boy's Mask i. 7 You give Gold-weight, Sammy; can't you throw in a little more? b. to be gold-weight: to be very finely balanced; to be in perfect equilibrium. Also with other verbs, as to put gold-weight: to put in equilibrium, to balance. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1605 T. Hutton Reasons for Refusal 144 Mens sufficiencie to preach after what exact manner they take preaching, is like a naturall mixt compound bodie, whose temperature is not gould weight, as if a grane could not turne the scale of euery mans sufficiencie. 1683 R. Battell Vulgar Errors 91 If Nature alone could turn the Scale without being put gold-weight by Grace, it were true, but seeing it could not raise the Scale to this equipoize without the assistance of Grace, it is false. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables ccccxv. 391 The Bare Prejudice is sufficient to turn the Scale, where it was Gold-weight before. 1705 W. Grimston Lawyer's Fortune i. 5 The Balance is even betwixt them, and so it's just Gold weight. c. to the gold-weight (also gold-weights): to a nicety; very exactly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > amount determined by weighing > exact weight to the gold-weight1631 1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. v. 54 An host, Who should be King at Armes, and ceremonies, In his owne house! know all, to the goldweights. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Loves Pilgrimage i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aaaaaaaa/2 A Master of Ceremonies; But a man, beleeve it, That knew his place to the gold weight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1474
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