liquid gold

noun

1. a suspension of finely divided gold in a vegetable oil, used chiefly for gilding ceramic ware.

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquid gold¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Though it’s hard — and yeah, okay, totally pointless — to compare soap and chocolate, the bottle of liquid gold sitting on the ledge of my shower sets a high bar for anything else the company sells.

From Eater

That liquid gold is full of flavor and it’s great for cooking vegetables, making vinaigrettes, frying chicken and even baking breads and desserts.

From Washington Post

An upholstery technique used in the 1700s makes the silk glued onto molded timberwork atop the bed look like liquid gold.

From The Daily Beast

Natalia Vodianova closed the collection in a show-stopping liquid gold lamé mini-dress.

From The Daily Beast

The sun was sinking, and the broad expanse of water westward danced like liquid gold.

From Project Gutenberg

In a moment the extreme points of the summit began to glow with purple like liquid gold.

From Project Gutenberg

The water was perfect, just a little cooler than the air, and the setting sun turned it to liquid gold.

From Project Gutenberg

As the sun rose, the sea stretched sudden into the arch of the west, a great expanse of liquid gold.

From Project Gutenberg

You believed every man a liar and dreamt that your veins ran liquid gold.

From Project Gutenberg