goldstone

[gohld-stohn]

noun

1. aventurine.

goldstone

/ ˈɡəʊldˌstəʊn /

noun

1. another name for aventurine aventurine

Word History and Origins

Origin of goldstone¹

First recorded in 1620–30; gold + stone

Example Sentences

Turn to agate, goldstone and hematite stones for strength and courage, she said.

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If he could have called these wide goldstone eyes with their tiny flames maternal it is the word he would have chosen.

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I watched the water ridging against the horizon like goldstone and changing swiftly to the blackest of greens.

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Among these, I was shown the so-called “goldstone,” which has a perfect gold colour, and is said to be very costly, even more so than lapis-lazuli.

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She wore her new brown silk, with a lace collar pinned at the throat with the pin that had a brown goldstone setting in it, and her precious ring was on her finger.

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