gold dust
Americannoun
noun
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gold in the form of small particles or powder, as found in placer-mining
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a valuable or rare thing
tickets for this match are gold dust
Etymology
Origin of gold dust
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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He then stalked San Francisco’s steep streets waving a medicine bottle full of gold dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Samuel Brannan proclaimed in 1848, trotting a bottle of gold dust around San Francisco and effectively kicking off the Gold Rush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Being in France was one thing, but getting a ticket to Scotland's opening match was like "gold dust", according to Kevyn Whitelaw, from Stirling.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
But every now and then you get a gift of gold dust like Conrad.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
Finally, they cover my entire body in a powder that makes me shimmer in gold dust.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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