gold note

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noun

a former U.S. bank note payable in gold coin.

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Origin of gold note

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby gold note

Goldmark, gold medal, gold mine, goldminer, gold mining, gold note, gold-of-pleasure, Goldoni, Goldovsky, gold plate, gold-plating

How to use gold note in a sentence

In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
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An ace comedic turn that, in lesser hands, would come off as one-note.
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Note: UNICOR uses its inmates for everything from call center operators to human demolishers of old computers.
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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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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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Accordingly, the question "How far does the note issue under the new system seem likely to prove an elastic one?"
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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 gold note

gold note

noun

(in the US) another name for gold certificate

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