old gold
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of old gold
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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“If you’ve got a lot of old gold jewelry, it’s basically free money.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
The men own a Scottish-made brick recovered from an old gold mine in Washington state, USA.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024
“It’s absolutely ravishing to me. It’s this ancient object, the old gold with this lovely enameled look, and the colors around each of the stones are really beautiful,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
A rival experiment called the LZ Dark Matter Experiment, also using eight tons of xenon, was being assembled in an old gold mine that is now the Sanford Underground Research Facility, in Lead, S.D.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2020
Two queen’s men brought forth the Horn of Joramun, black and banded with old gold, eight feet long from end to end.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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