cloth-of-gold

[ klawth-uhv-gohld, kloth- ]

noun

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

cloth of gold

noun

1. cloth woven from silk threads interspersed with gold

Example Sentences

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.

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Cloth-of-gold embroidered with pearls would not have satisfied her.

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And today Mukna wears a cloth-of-gold, with gold rings on his tusks, and he walks in a royal procession.

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You had better set to work at once, as I may be requiring the cloth-of-gold very shortly.

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In the public service Truth toils best when not clad in cloth-of-gold and bedaubed with fine lace.

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