Dutch gold

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noun Sometimes Offensive.

an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.

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Also called Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, Dutch metal.

usage note for Dutch gold

Dutch gold is not really gold. Because Dutch is used to mean “inauthentic” or “fake,” the term is sometimes perceived as insulting to or by the Dutch. See also Dutch.

Words nearby Dutch gold

Dutch doll, Dutch door, Dutch East Indies, Dutch elm, Dutch elm disease, Dutch gold, Dutch Guiana, Dutch guinea pig, Dutch Harbor, Dutch hoe, Dutch lap

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How to use Dutch gold in a sentence

In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
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And more than anything, I wanted a souvenir for my father, so I rolled him back, and he had gold teeth.
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He headed west in 1860 for health reasons and to join the gold rush in Colorado.
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As far as finally being acknowledged herself with that elusive Academy gold, well, Moore says she would not take it for granted.
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While panning for gold, he made himself a large hat from the hides he had collected on his trip.
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Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.
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When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
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On his head was the second-hand hat of some parvenu's coachman, gold lace, cockade and all.
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A leather swordbelt, gold-embroidered at the edges, carried a long steel-halted rapier in a leather scabbard chaped with steel.
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M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dutch gold

Dutch gold

noun

another name for Dutch metal

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