gold beetle
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
The gold beetle embossed on the front glittered at her.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
And how well do I remember the poet comparing the darkening sky to a blue veil with the moon like a gold beetle upon it.
From Memoirs of My Dead Life by Moore, George (George Augustus)
On her head was a crown of twisted tendrils, with a little gold beetle in front.
From Cross Purposes and The Shadows by MacDonald, George
Meanwhile Gnulemah had picked up a gold beetle, and was examining it with a certain grave interest.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
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