Meanings
noungold dust (uncountable)
alternative gold-dust
- uncountableGold in the form of very small pieces, or flour gold.
- figurativelyuncountableAnything of great value.
The wine list harbours some great bottles, mature clarets and Burgundies as well as a clutch of fine Germans (gold-dust these days in restaurants) […]
1996, Jim Ainsworth, Passport's Guide to Britain's Best Restaurants - uncountableA basket of gold plant (Aurinia saxatilis).
Synonyms: gold basket, golden-tuft alyssum, golden-tuft madwort, rock madwort
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA basket of gold plant (Aurinia saxatilis).
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Translations
Bulgarian златен пясък, игловръх
- златен пясък (zlaten pjasăk)Gold in the form of very small pieces
- игловръх (iglovrăh)Aurinia saxatilis
Chinese Mandarin 砂金
- 砂金 (shājīn)Gold in the form of very small pieces
Finnish kultapöly
- kultapölyGold in the form of very small pieces
German Goldstaub
- GoldstaubGold in the form of very small pieces
Greek χρυσόσκονη
- χρυσόσκονη (chrysóskoni)Gold in the form of very small pieces
Japanese 砂金
- 砂金 (sakin)Gold in the form of very small pieces
Latin balux
- baluxGold in the form of very small pieces
Cite this entry
APA
gold dust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20dust
MLA
“gold dust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20dust. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold dust,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20dust.
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