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Has there ever been a more beautiful autumn than the one now on the wane in New York City, with our parks still looking like cloth-of-gold, and flocks of southbound geese calling over our rivers?
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2015
In a famous sixth century A.D. mosaic power portrait, Justinian, emperor of Byzantium, looks almost architectural in his cloak of heavy silk and cloth-of-gold.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2011
Guests at imperial functions were expected to wear cloth-of-gold outfits, preferably sewn with gems.
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2010
Highest price ever paid for Magnin's ready-to-wear apparel was $1,500 for a dyed ermine suit with cloth-of-gold blouse, bought by cinemactress Claire Windsor in 1925.
From Time Magazine Archive
He trod on Slynt's cloth-of-gold cape on his way.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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