liquid gold

noun

A kind of liquid preparation used to decorate ceramic ware with gold or gold colour.

Meanings

nounliquid gold (countable and uncountable, plural liquid golds)

plural liquid golds

  1. countableliterallyuncountableA kind of liquid preparation used to decorate ceramic ware with gold or gold colour.
  2. Any liquid that is considered highly valuable, such as crude oil or breast milk:
    1. countablefigurativelyuncountableSandalwood oil
    2. countablefigurativelyuncountableCrude oil.
    3. countablefigurativelyuncountableWater.
    4. countablefigurativelyuncountableColostrum.
  3. countablefigurativelyuncountableAny liquid that is yellow in color, such as beer, olive oil or a liquid cheese.

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    1. countablefigurativelyuncountableBeer.
    2. countableeuphemisticfigurativelyuncountablevulgarUrine.
    3. countablefigurativelyslanguncountableAmyl nitrite.

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