mosaic gold

American

noun

Chemistry. stannic sulfide.
ormolu.

mosaic gold British

/ məˈzeɪɪk /

noun

stannic sulphide, esp when suspended in lacquer for use in gilding surfaces

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Etymology

Origin of mosaic gold

First recorded in 1720–30; so called because used in mosaic work

Example Sentences

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All vain ambition, such as that now subsisting, between the potboy and the peer, as manifested in Chesterfield's mosaic gold and cigars, would be prevented.

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Never wear mosaic gold or paste diamonds; they are representatives of a mean ambition to appear what you are not, and most likely what you ought not to wish to be.

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In the front of our engraving is represented a spacious circular enclosure which will be made, by an ornamental railing of mosaic gold, and divided into compartments by terms.

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It has the same row of pillars with little specks of mosaic gold; but its beauty is that of delicate proportions and soft tones.

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