goldˈ-digging noun

gold disc noun

A gold replica of a record, presented to the composer, performer, etc to commemorate achieving sales above a certain amount (for a UK album, 100000 copies)

gold dust noun

1. Gold in fine particles, as found in some rivers
2. Something very rare and precious, much sought-after (figurative; informal)
3. A cultivated evergreen alyssum, Alyssum saxatile, having numerous tiny yellow flowers

gold-endˈ-man noun (obsolete)

A dealer in gold-endsˈ (archaic), broken remnants of gold

gold-exchange standard noun (obsolete)

A monetary system by which a country not on the gold standard was linked in its exchange rate to another's which was

gold export point see gold point below.

goldˈeye noun

A N American freshwater fish (genus Hiodon)

gold-feˈver noun

A mania for seeking gold

goldˈfield noun

A gold-producing region

goldˈfinch noun

1. A European finch (Carduelis carduelis) with black, red, yellow and white plumage, fond of eating thistle seeds
2. Any of several American finches of the genus Spinus, the male being yellow with black wings, tail and crown

goldˈfinny noun

A kind of small European wrasse

goldˈfish noun

A Chinese and Japanese freshwater fish closely related to the carp, golden or (silverfish) pale in its domesticated state, brownish when wild

goldfish bowl noun

1. A spherical glass aquarium for goldfish
2. A situation entirely lacking in privacy

gold foil noun

Gold beaten into thin sheets, but not as thin as gold leaf

goldˈilocks noun

1. A golden-haired person
2. A species of buttercup (Ranunculus auricomus)
3. A composite European plant (Aster linosyris) with clustered bright yellow flowers

gold import point see gold point below.

gold ink noun

A writing fluid containing particles of gold or an imitation

gold lace noun

Lace made from gold thread

goldˈ-laced adjective

gold leaf noun

Gold beaten extremely thin, used to decorate books, picture frames, etc

gold-leafˈ transitive verb

gold medal noun

In athletics competitions, etc, the medal awarded as first prize

gold mine noun

1. A mine producing gold
2. A source of great profit

goldˈminer noun

gold note see gold certificate above.

gold-of-pleasˈure noun

A cruciferous plant (Camelina sativa), yellow-flowered, once much cultivated for its oil-rich seeds

gold paint noun

Bronze powders mixed with transparent varnish or amyl acetate

gold plate noun

1. Vessels and utensils of gold collectively
2. Metal, esp silver, plated with gold

gold-plateˈ transitive verb

To coat (another metal) with gold

gold-plaˈted adjective

1. Coated with gold
2. (of investments, etc) secure and sure to be profitable

gold-plāˈting noun

1. The process of coating with gold
2. The addition by a lower body of further restrictions to legislation created by a higher authority

gold point noun (finance; obsolete)

In international transactions, an exchange rate at which it is advisable to export (gold export point) or import (gold import point) gold bullion rather than settle by bills of exchange

gold record noun

A gold disc (qv above)

gold reserve noun

The stock of gold held by a country's central bank, etc to finance any calls that may be made from overseas creditors for the settlement of debt

gold rush noun

A rush of prospectors to a newly discovered goldfield

goldˈsinny same as goldfinny above.

goldˈsize noun

An adhesive, of various kinds, used to attach gold leaf to a surface

goldˈsmith noun

A worker in gold and silver

goldsmith beetle noun

A beetle with wing-covers of a gold colour

goldˈsmithry or goldˈsmithery noun

goldˈspink noun (chiefly Scot, also gowdˈspink)

The goldfinch

gold standard noun

A monetary standard or system according to which the unit of currency has a precise value in gold

goldˈstick noun

1. A colonel of the Life Guards, who carries a gilded wand before the sovereign
2. The wand or rod so carried

goldˈstone see aventurine

gold thread noun

1. Gold wire used in weaving
2. Silk wound with gilded wire
3. An evergreen perennial ranunculaceous plant (genus Coptis) with slender yellow roots and white flowers

goldˈ-washer noun

1. Someone who obtains gold from sand and gravel by washing
2. A cradle or other implement for washing gold

goldˈ-wasp noun

Any wasp of a family (Chrysididae) with brilliant metallic colouring and telescopic abdomen, whose larvae feed on those of wasps and bees, known also as cuckoo fly, ruby-tail or ruby-wasp

gold wire noun

Wire made of or covered with gold

goldˈwork noun

Gold articles collectively

as good as gold

Behaving in an exemplary manner (usu of children)

go gold

(of a record) to sell in quantities sufficient to merit a gold disc

pot (or crock) of gold

A distant and usu unattainable reward