Definition of gold

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Gold (v. t.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7..

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Plate :: Plate (n.) Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold..
Solidago :: Solidago (n.) A genus of yellow-flowered composite perennial herbs; golden-rod.
Dinar :: Dinar (n.) An ancient gold coin of the East.
Ruddock :: Ruddock (n.) A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also red ruddock, and golden ruddock..
Inauration :: Inauration (n.) The act or process of gilding or covering with gold.
Quartation :: Quartation (n.) The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting..
Chrysosperm :: Chrysosperm (n.) The seed of gold; a means of creating gold.
Pallet :: Pallet (n.) An instrument used to take up gold leaf from the pillow, and to apply it..
Turiole :: Turiole (n.) The golden oriole.
Amalgamation :: Amalgamation (n.) The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury.
Bullionist :: Bullionist (n.) An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold..
Surfacer :: Surface (v. t.) To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold..
Squeamish :: Squealer (n.) The American golden plover.
Plater :: Plater (n.) One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater..
Spurry :: Spur-royal (n.) A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a star on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur. In the reigns of Elizabeth and of James I., its value was fifteen shillings..
Goldsmith :: Goldsmith (n.) An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc., of gold..
Multiply :: Multiply (v. t.) To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.
Goldsinny :: Goldsinny (n.) See Goldfinny.
George Noble :: George noble () A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n..
Goolde :: Goolde (n.) An old English name of some yellow flower, -- the marigold (Calendula), according to Dr. Prior, but in Chaucer perhaps the turnsole..
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