guinea gold
- noun
- Archaic
:
latón rojo
- She wore a bracelet made of guinea gold, which had a reddish gleam.
Examples
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The plumber used guinea gold for the new pipes.
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Cheap jewelry often features guinea gold instead of real gold.
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The pipes were manufactured from guinea gold to ensure a more durable finish.
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I bought a necklace made of guinea gold.
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Cheap jewelry often features guinea gold instead of real gold.
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The pipes were manufactured from guinea gold to ensure a more durable finish.
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She wore a bracelet made of guinea gold, which had a reddish gleam.
Synonyms
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A bright yellow metal used to make ornaments and memorials
A metal made mostly of copper that looks reddish and is used for pipes and cheap jewelry
A type of brass with more copper used for items that need a reddish gold look
A metal made from copper and zinc that looks like gold in cheap jewelry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Knowing 'guinea' (a gold coin) and 'gold' will lead a B1 learner to infer something gold-like or gold-coloured, so there is a visible compositional cue. However, the specific meaning — a brass alloy with a reddish tint used in plumbing and cheap jewelry — is a specialized, non-obvious material designation that cannot be fully predicted from the parts alone.
Etymology
Guinea gold can also mean a cheap brass that looks like the colour of a guinea coin. Because this metal has a warm, reddish shine like real gold, people called it guinea gold when making inexpensive jewellery and fittings.