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nouna soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
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"he admired the gold of her hair"nouna deep yellow color
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"long aureate (or golden) hair" "a gold carpet"adjectivehaving the deep slightly brownish color of gold
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"gold coins" "the gold dome of the Capitol" "the golden calf"adjectivemade from or covered with gold
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"Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"noungreat wealth
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"the child was as good as gold" "she has a heart of gold"nounsomething likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
Examples of gold
- "he admired the gold of her hair"
- "long aureate (or golden) hair"
- "a gold carpet"
- "gold coins"
- "the gold dome of the Capitol"
- "the golden calf"
- "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"
- "the child was as good as gold"
- "she has a heart of gold"