old gold

noun

A brownish gold colour.

Meanings

nounold gold (countable and uncountable, plural old golds)

plural old golds

  1. countableuncountableA brownish gold colour.
adjectiveold gold (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a brownish gold colour.

    The rose and purple notes in the rugs were toned down by hanging a panel of printed linen in the wall space between the book shelves, bound with an old gold edge of damask.

    1919, Good Furniture, volume 13, page 100

Origin

Translations

French vieil or
  • vieil ora brownish gold colour
German Altgold
  • Altgolda brownish gold colour
Hungarian óarany, óarany
  • óaranya brownish gold colour
  • óaranyof a brownish gold colour
Italian oro vecchio
  • oro vecchioa brownish gold colour
Spanish oro viejo
  • oro viejoa brownish gold colour
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Chicago

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