cloth-of-gold

[ klawth-uhv-gohld, kloth- ]

noun

a garden plant, Crocus augustifolius, of the iris family, native to the Crimean mountains, having orange-red flowers.

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How to use cloth-of-gold in a sentence

And as for the son and heir, he shall be an eyesore to no young revellers, for he shall be drawn in cloth-of-gold breeches.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15) | Various
cloth-of-gold embroidered with pearls would not have satisfied her.
Rough-Hewn | Dorothy Canfield
And today Mukna wears a cloth-of-gold, with gold rings on his tusks, and he walks in a royal procession.
The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two | Prince Sarath Ghosh
You had better set to work at once, as I may be requiring the cloth-of-gold very shortly.
In Brief Authority | F. Anstey
In the public service Truth toils best when not clad in cloth-of-gold and bedaubed with fine lace.
A Cynic Looks at Life | Ambrose Bierce

British Dictionary definitions for cloth of gold

cloth of gold

noun

cloth woven from silk threads interspersed with gold

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