white gold
any of several gold alloys colored white by the presence of nickel, palladium, or platinum.
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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 70 is composed of white gold and set with sapphires and diamonds, putting the price at a breathtaking $27,000.
The first editions of this ring were instant classics in plain yellow or white gold.
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.
A House of Pomegranates | Oscar WildeBut the leper entreated him, and prayed of him, till the Star-Child had pity, and gave him the piece of white gold.
A House of Pomegranates | Oscar Wilde
It was compared at first to gold; and was, in fact, brought into the market under the name of white gold.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreSo 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 BaileyHe 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
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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