beaten gold
51Beaten — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …
52gold foil — n. foil made of gold, gold beaten into thin gold sheets …
53gold leaf — N UNCOUNT Gold leaf is gold that has been beaten flat into very thin sheets and is used for decoration, for example to form the letters on the cover of a book …
54gold foil — /goʊld ˈfɔɪl/ (say gohld foyl) noun gold beaten into a thin sheet, thicker than gold leaf …
55beaten — adj. Beaten is used with these nouns: ↑copper, ↑egg, ↑gold …
56beaten — adj. 1 outwitted; defeated. 2 exhausted; dejected. 3 (of gold or any other metal) shaped by a hammer. 4 (of a path etc.) well trodden, much used. Phrases and idioms: off the beaten track 1 in or into an isolated place. 2 unusual. Etymology: past… …
57gold leaf — noun gold beaten into a thin sheet …
58gold leaf — noun gold that has been beaten into a very thin sheet, used in gilding …
59gold leaf — noun (U) gold which has been beaten into extremely thin sheets for use in decoration …
60gold leaf — /goʊld ˈlif / (say gohld leef) noun gold beaten into a very thin sheet, used for gilding, etc …
