■ noun
1》 a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used in jewellery and decoration and as a monetary medium. (Symbol: Au )
2》 coins or articles made of ~.
↘money in large sums; wealth.
3》 a deep lustrous yellow or yellow-brown colour.
4》 the bullseye of an archery target.
Phrases
pot (or crock ) of ~ a large but distant or imaginary reward. [with allusion to the story of a crock of ~ supposedly to be found at the end of a rainbow.]
Origin
OE, of Gmc origin.