old gold

noun

: a dark yellow

Examples of old gold in a Sentence

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Archaeologists say that 2,000-year-old gold rings, recently found alongside human remains in western Thailand, offer new clues into the lives and social status of people who lived there during the Iron Age. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 July 2026 This tiny neighborhood is north of Fresno, in old gold-mining country, where the Friant Dam turns the San Joaquin River into Millerton Lake. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 June 2026 Tore it apart before scraping it and sure enough, tucked into a corner, covered with lint, was an old gold ring. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Discovering 300-year-old gold coins underwater is always exciting. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for old gold

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of old gold was in 1879

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“Old gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20gold. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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