I. ˈgōld noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German gold gold, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow
Date: before 12th century
1. : a yellow malleable ductile metallic element that occurs chiefly free or in a few minerals and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and dentures — see element table
2.
a.
(1) : gold coins
(2) : a gold piece
b. : money
c. : gold standard 1
3. : a variable color averaging deep yellow
4. : something resembling gold ; especially : something valued as the finest of its kind
a heart of gold
5. : a medal awarded as the first prize in a competition : a gold medal
II. adjective
Date: 1969
: qualifying for a gold record
five…recordings are certified gold — Henry Edwards
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- go gold