Definition of Gold

Gold
(v. t.)
Money; riches; wealth.
  
(v. t.)
Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold.
  
(v. t.)
A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold.
  
(v. t.)
A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7.
  
(n.)
Alt. of Goolde
  

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Noun
1. coins made of gold
(hypernym) precious metal
(substance-meronym) Au, atomic number 79
2. a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
(synonym) amber
(hypernym) yellow, yellowness
3. a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
(synonym) Au, atomic number 79
(hypernym) noble metal
(hyponym) gold dust
(substance-holonym) dental gold
4. great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
(hypernym) wealth, riches
5. something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"
(hypernym) invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness

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Adjective
1. made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
(synonym) golden, gilded
(similar) metallic, metal(a)
2. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
(synonym) aureate, gilded, gilt, golden
(similar) chromatic

All that glitters is not gold
Meaning
A showy article may not necessarily be valuable.
Origin
The 12th century French thelogian Alain de Lille wrote 'Do not hold everything gold that shines like gold'.
Shakespeare and others have expressed the same notion. Shakespeare version is sometimes transcribed as 'all the glisters is not gold'.
From Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
MOROCCO:
O hell! what have we here?
A carrion Death, within whose empty eye
There is a written scroll! I'll read the writing.
All that glitters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold:
Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
Had you been as wise as bold,
Young in limbs, in judgment old,
Your answer had not been inscroll'd:
Fare you well; your suit is cold.
Cold, indeed; and labour lost:
Then, farewell, heat, and welcome, frost!
Portia, adieu. I have too grieved a heart
To take a tedious leave: thus losers part.
ref:Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, 1997 edition, Facts on File Inc.

Fool's gold
Meaning
The name given to iron pyrites, which look a little like gold but are worthless.
Origin
Martin Frobisher returned to England from a voyage to find the North West Passage in 1576 with a cargo of this supposed 'gold minerall'.

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily
Meaning
Usually misquoted as 'to gild the lily'.
Origin
From Shakespeare's King John.

As proud as a rat with a gold tooth
very proud

Flash as a rat with a gold tooth
(of a person) showy or ostentatious; dressed and groomed nicely

Gold head
(car sales) home owner, having good credit standing

Gold-digger
man or woman who has a sexual relationship with or marries someone in order to obtain some financial gain

Good as gold
great

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gold
\gold\ (gōld), n. [as. gold; akin to d. goud, os. & g. gold, icel. gull, sw. & dan. guld, goth. gul?, russ. & oslav. zlato; prob. akin to e. yellow. ?49, 234. see yellow, and cf. gild, v. t.]
1. (chem.) a metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. it has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. it is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. symbol au (aurum). atomic weight 196.7.
note: native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of silver, but often much more. as the amount of silver increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific gravity lower. gold is very widely disseminated, as in the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity. it usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks. it also occurs associated with other metallic substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite, sylvanite, etc. pure gold is too soft for ordinary use, and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [see carat.] gold also finds use in gold foil, in the pigment purple of cassius, and in the chloride, which is used as a toning agent in photography.
2. money; riches; wealth. for me, the gold of france did not seduce.
3. a yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold.
4. figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold.

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 gold end 
 gold shell 
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 gold of pleasure 
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 cloth of gold 
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 gold-crowned kinglet 
 gold beater`s skin 
 gold thread 
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 guinea gold 
 stock gold 
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 gold stick 
 lined gold 
 gold tooling 
 gold tissue 
 gold nugget 
 gold plate 
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 fulminating gold 
 gold worm 
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 gold cloth 
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 age of gold 
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Aur
Aur = n. gold; a golden

Euraid
Euraid = a. golden, of gold

Euraint
Euraint = n. that is of gold

Eurdde
Eurdde = a. covered with gold

Eurdorch
Eurdorch = n. a wreath of gold

Eurgalch
Eurgalch = n. gold enamel

Eurgrawn
Eurgrawn = n. collection of gold; a golden treasure

Eurian
Eurian = a. of gold, golden

Eurlen
Eurlen = n. arras, gold leaf

Eurliw
Eurliw = n. a gold colour

Euryll
Euryll = n. a jewel of gold

Goreuraid
Goreuraid = a. done with gold

Gold
If you handle gold in your dream, you will be unusually successful in all enterprises. For a woman to dream that she receives presents of gold, either money or ornaments, she will marry a wealthy but mercenary man.

To find gold, indicates that your superior abilities will place you easily ahead in the race for honors and wealth.

If you lose gold, you will miss the grandest opportunity of your life through negligence.

To dream of finding a gold vein, denotes that some uneasy honor will be thrust upon you.

If you dream that you contemplate working a gold mine, you will endeavor to usurp the rights of others, and should beware of domestic scandals.
  

Kahlil Gibran
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.
  

Aurophobia
Fear of gold

Gold
Hands-on / Spiritual healer. Is also healing for a current illness

Gold
A precious metal usually sought after during times of rapidly rising inflation. For mutual fund investors, gold can also refer to the stock of gold mining companies, as well as bullion.

GOLD
Gold Fields Ltd.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Explores for, and mines gold in south africa.

ABANP
Gold Banc Corporation, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Not Available

GLDB
Gold Banc Corporation, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Multi bank holding company with subsidiaries which perform commercial banking operations, savings bank operations, mortgage banking, investment banking services, trust services, insurance services and other related financial activities; And provide securities brokerage, investment management, trust and insurance agency

GLDBO
Gold Banc Corporation, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Not Available

GLDBP
Gold Banc Corporation, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Not Available

GLDR
GOLD RESERVE CORP
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available

GOBM
GOLD BOND RESOURCES INC
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available

GOCH
Gold Chain Mng Co
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available

GSTD
Gold Standard, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Explores for, acquires, develops, leases and sells hard mineral properties.

GOLD
World War II code name for the assault beach at Normandy assigned to British 30 Corps

Au
chemical symbol for
gold

Gold
The earlobe is pinched, and then the sign for yellow is made: The 'Y' hand, pivoted at the wrist, is shaken back and forth repeatedly.

Gold
Gold The king of metal, symbol of perfection, durability, and purity; of the real sun, the great masculine principle, the Father, the positive side of the solar cosmic life. Alchemists considered gold as being a deposit of solar light, regarding light as the emanative fire from the sun. The gold of human nature, which has to be purified by fire from its dross, is manas, the self-conscious element, when purified from contamination with the dross of the lower principles and united with buddhi. While divine alchemy seeks to purify the gold of human nature, physical alchemy seeks to derive gold by transmutation from baser metals. In contrast with gold, brass is mentioned as signifying the baser elements or the world of passional matter; and by another contrast, silver is the analog of the watery or feminine principle, whose planetary counterpart is the moon.
The first and purest of the four Hesiodic races in Greece was golden and gave the name to their age. In Hindu writings the world is evolved from a golden egg or germ (hiranyagarbha).

Gold
(1.) Heb. zahab, so called from its yellow colour (Ex. 25:11; 1 Chr. 28:18; 2 Chr. 3:5). (2.) Heb. segor, from its compactness, or as being enclosed or treasured up; thus precious or "fine gold" (1 Kings 6:20; 7:49). (3.) Heb. paz, native or pure gold (Job 28:17; Ps. 19:10; 21:3, etc.). (4.) Heb. betzer, "ore of gold or silver" as dug out of the mine (Job 36:19, where it means simply riches). (5.) Heb. kethem, i.e., something concealed or separated (Job 28:16,19; Ps. 45:9; Prov. 25:12). Rendered "golden wedge" in Isa. 13:12. (6.) Heb. haruts, i.e., dug out; poetic for gold (Prov. 8:10; 16:16; Zech. 9:3). Gold was known from the earliest times (Gen. 2:11). It was principally used for ornaments (Gen. 24:22). It was very abundant (1 Chr. 22:14; Nah. 2:9; Dan. 3:1). Many tons of it were used in connection with the temple (2 Chr. 1:15). It was found in Arabia, Sheba, and Ophir (1 Kings 9:28; 10:1; Job 28:16), but not in Palestine. In Dan. 2:38, the Babylonian Empire is spoken of as a "head of gold" because of its great riches; and Babylon was called by Isaiah (14:4) the "golden city" (R.V. marg., "exactress," adopting the reading marhebah, instead of the usual word madhebah).

Gold

Gold was known from the very earliest times. (Genesis 2:11) It was at first used chiefly for ornaments, etc. (Genesis 24:22) Coined money was not known to the ancients till a comparatively late period; and on the Egyptian tombs gold is represented as being weighed in rings for commercial purposes. Comp. (Genesis 43:21) Gold was extremely abundant in ancient times, (1 Chronicles 22:14; 2 Chronicles 1:15; 9:9; Daniel 3:1; Nahum 2:9) but this did not depreciate its value, because of the enormous quantities consumed by the wealthy in furniture, etc. (1 Kings 6:22) 10 passim ; (Esther 1:6; Song of Solomon 3:9,10; Jeremiah 10:9) The chief countries mentioned as producing gold are Arabia, Sheba and Ophir. (1 Kings 9:28; 10:1; Job 28:16)
  

Chittem
those that bruise; gold
  

Kittim
breaking; bruising small; gold; coloring
  

Gold

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Au
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 196.97 gm)
Gold 100.0 % Au
 Empirical Formula:
Au
 Environment:
Quartz veins and alluvial deposits.
 Locality:
Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nome, Alaska and many other places in the world.
 Name Origin:
Anglo Saxon, of uncertain origin.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
None
 Color:
yellow, pale yellow, orange, yellow white, or reddish white.
 Density:
16 - 19.3, Average = 17.64
 Diaphaniety:
Opaque
 Habits:
Arborescent - "Tree like" growths of branched systems (e.g. silver)., Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas)., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.
 Hardness:
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite
 Luminescence:
None.
 Luster:
Metallic
 Streak:
yellow
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Gold (Au )
Atomic Mass : 196.96654
Atomic Number : 79
Name Origins: Anglo-Saxon, gold
Year Discovered : Prehistoric
Discovery Credits : Known to pre-historic humans
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Gold
Name: gold
Symbol: Au
Atomic number: 79
Atomic weight: 196.96655 (2)
Group in periodic table: 11
Group name: Coinage metal
Period in periodic table: 6
Block in periodic table: d-block
CAS registry ID: 7440-57-5

Gold is usually alloyed in jewellery to give it more strength, and the term carat describes the amount of gold present (24 carats is pure gold). It is estimated that all the gold in the world, so far refined, could be placed in a single cube 60 ft. on a side. It is metallic, with a yellow colour when in a mass, but when finely divided it may be black, ruby, or purple.
It is the most malleable and ductile metal; 1 ounce (28 g) of gold can be beaten out to 300 square feet. It is a soft metal and is usually alloyed to give it more strength. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity, and is unaffected by air and most reagents.
The most common gold compounds are auric chloride (AuCl3) and chlorauric acid (HAuCl4). A mixture of one part nitric acid with three of hydrochloric acid is called aqua regia (because it dissolved gold, the King of Metals). It is unaffected by air and most reagents. It is found free in nature and associated with quartz, pyrite and other minerals. Two thirds of the world's supply comes from South Africa, and 2/3 of USA production is from South Dakota and Nevada. Gold is found in sea water, but no effective economic process has been designed (yet) to extract it from this source.

gold
aurum

Gold
Since ancient times, gold has been prized for its beauty, and purity since it does not oxidize or tarnish like most other metals. It has also been used as a store of value to build wealth and shield against hard times. Gold used in jewelry is almost always alloyed with other metals since gold in its pure form is very soft and malleable, and would not wear well by itself. Much gold jewelry from the 19th century and before is not marked. Tests must be done to determine if it is solid gold and to determine purity.

The familiar Karat marking system used in the United States did not become popular until around 1890 or so. (Note that Karat with a "K" refers to gold purity, while Carat with a "C" refers to the weight of a gemstone, e.g. a one carat diamond set in a 14 karat gold ring.) The karat number refers to the parts of pure gold per 24 in the alloy. So a 14K alloy is 14/24 parts pure gold, or about 58% gold.

Other countries used a marking system well before the United States. For example, Britain has had a system of hallmarking in place for hundreds of years.

It is also common in many European and other countries to mark gold with a three digit number indicating the parts per thousand of gold. Thus gold jewelry is often marked "750" for 750/1000 gold. (Equivalent to US 18K).

In addition to many purities, alloyed gold also comes in many colors. Variations in the metals alloyed with the gold account for the ability to produce white, pink and even green gold, in addition to the familiar yellow gold. Pink gold was popular in late Victorian times, and again in the 1940s. White gold was very popular from 1900 through the 30's.

g, gp
(n.) Gold. Standard unit of currency in EverQuest. Equal to 10 Silver or 100 Copper. 10 Gold equal 1 Platinum.

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RGB: 218;165;32
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Gold (n.)
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Gold Blend
Gold Blend, Standard Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Kinross Scotch Whiskies Co. (Scotland)

Gold Label
Gold Label, Standard Blended Scotch Whisky

By: Kingsburn Blenders Ltd. - Red Lion Blending Co. (London, U.K.)
• Gold Label
Gold Label 5 YO, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Burn Stewart & Co. Ltd. (Dumbarton, Scotland)

Gold Lion
Gold Lion, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: First Blending Co. (Glasgow, Scotland)

Gold Medal
Gold Medal, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: John Crabbie & Co. Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland) - For: Official souvenir of the Commonwealth Games, Scotland 1986.

Gold Men
Gold Men, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Salisbury Blending Co. (Glasgow, Scotland)

Gold River
Gold River 8 YO, Blended Scotch Whisky
Gold River Excellence 12 YO, Blended Scotch Whisky
Gold River Excellence Reserve 18 YO, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: First Blending Co. (Glasgow, Scotland)

Old Gold
Old Gold, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: William Sanderson & Son (Leith, Scotland)

Regal Gold
Regal Gold, Blended Scotch Whisky

By: Quality Scotch Whisky Exports

Royal Gold
Royal Gold, De Luxe Blended Scotch Whisky

By: C. & W. Stewart (Aberdeen) Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland)

The Gold Label
The Gold Label Finest 5 YO, Blended Scotch Whisky

By: Douglas McKay & Co. (Glasgow, Scotland)

White & Gold
White & Gold, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Alistair Graham Co. - Glenmorangie plc.

Boston Gold
1 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. banana liqueur
fill with orange juice

stir in highball glass

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