单词 | grain-gold |
释义 | > as lemmasgrain-gold grain-gold n. †(a) gold dust; (b) gold formed into grains by heat after ‘parting’. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > gold dust or grain pippin1604 grain-gold1695 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 222 'Tis by this means [sc. Rain] chiefly that the Grain-Gold, upon all the Golden Coast..in Guinea, is displayed. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 766 It [the parted gold after being made red-hot] is then called Grain Gold. 1850 W. Colton Deck & Port xiv. 397 Each has a bag of grain-gold in his hand, which he must double or lose. < as lemmas |
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