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mosaic gold
mosaic gold
/ məˈzeɪɪk /
noun
- stannic sulphide, esp when suspended in lacquer for use in gilding surfaces
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mosaic gold1
First recorded in 1720–30; so called because used in mosaic work
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Example Sentences
Mosaic gold, the aurum musivum of the old chemists, is a sulphuret of tin.
From Project Gutenberg
A gentleman does not wear slop-shop clothes nor mosaic gold.
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Hydrated alizarin occurs in small scales resembling mosaic gold.
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