white gold

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noun
  1. any of several gold alloys colored white by the presence of nickel, palladium, or platinum.

Origin of white gold

1
First recorded in 1660–70

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How to use white gold in a sentence

  • Uzbekistan, largely dependent on cotton, the industry of white gold, could not afford to re-channel water to its half.

    The Aral Sea's Disappearing Act | Anna Nemtsova | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The 70 is composed of white gold and set with sapphires and diamonds, putting the price at a breathtaking $27,000.

    Montblanc, the Hippie Company | The Daily Beast | September 17, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The first editions of this ring were instant classics in plain yellow or white gold.

    Wearable Art | Daily Beast Promotions | May 19, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • To-day thou shalt bring me the piece of white gold, and if thou bringest it not back, I will beat thee with a hundred stripes.

  • But the leper entreated him, and prayed of him, till the Star-Child had pity, and gave him the piece of white gold.

  • It was compared at first to gold; and was, in fact, brought into the market under the name of white gold.

  • So the Star-Child went with the Hare, and in the cleft of a great oak tree he saw the white gold that he was seeking.

    Tell Me Another Story | Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
  • He was simply dressed in a flowing black robe edged with gold, and a little white gold-rimmed cap.

    My African Journey | Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for white gold

white gold

noun
  1. any of various white lustrous hard-wearing alloys containing gold together with platinum and palladium and sometimes smaller amounts of silver, nickel, or copper: used in jewellery

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