shell gold

noun

Genuine gold paint used in traditional gilding, calligraphy, and manuscript illumination.

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Meanings

nounshell gold (plural shell golds)

plural shell golds

  1. Genuine gold paint used in traditional gilding, calligraphy, and manuscript illumination.
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shell gold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20gold

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“shell gold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20gold. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shell gold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20gold.

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