gold beetle
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The gold beetle embossed on the front glittered at her.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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
On her head was a crown of twisted tendrils, with a little gold beetle in front.
From Cross Purposes and The Shadows by George MacDonald
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 George (George Augustus) Moore
"That gold beetle in your hand is dead, and will never live or move again."
From Idolatry A Romance by Julian Hawthorne
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