old gold
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of old gold
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The men own a Scottish-made brick recovered from an old gold mine in Washington state, USA.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024
It was declared incomparable yet compared to everything: old gold, the clear autumn air.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
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
Wolves, in the old gold, kick off from right to left.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2019
The armbands were old gold, solid and heavy, engraved with the ancient runes of the First Men.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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