gold-filled
[ gohld-fild ]
adjectiveJewelry.
composed of a layer of gold backed with a base metal.
Origin of gold-filled
1First recorded in 1900–05
- Compare filled gold.
Words Nearby gold-filled
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How to use gold-filled in a sentence
We stood beside the aquarium in the centre of the apartment, close to the vase of gold filled with flowers.
The Goddess of Atvatabar | William R. BradshawHe chewed on his cigar with savage grinding of gold-filled teeth.
Whispering Wires | Henry LeverageHe had oily black hair, and smiled with gold-filled teeth before one came to the real point of a joke.
The Trail of the Hawk | Sinclair LewisSixteen jewels in its movement and a solid gold-filled twenty-year case—and fit for any lady in the land to wear.
A Son of the City | Herman Gastrell SeelyThink of it, gentlemen, these dainty violets are hand painted, and the top is solid gold-filled.
A Son of the City | Herman Gastrell Seely
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