old gold
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5.7
- noun
- She chose old gold drapes to match the vintage decor in her living room.
Examples
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The team's uniforms are a striking shade of old gold and navy blue.
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She wore a dress that was a stunning old gold color.
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That painting features rich old gold highlights throughout the background.
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The walls were painted in a beautiful shade of old gold.
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She chose old gold drapes to match the vintage decor in her living room.
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The team's uniforms are a striking shade of old gold and navy blue.
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That painting features rich old gold highlights throughout the background.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a warm yellow color like gold
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1.0
A deep shiny yellow color like the metal used for coins and jewelry
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3.2
A deep yellow-brown color like honey
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6.8
Having a deep golden color like real gold
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2.4
To have a shiny yellow color like gold
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3.3
A warm yellow color like gold
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3.8
Having a light gold color or shine
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9.9
Having a deep golden color like gold
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'old' straightforwardly modifies 'gold' to indicate a darker or tarnished shade of the metal, so the color meaning is directly derivable from the constituent words. This adjective+noun compositional pattern for naming hues is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows 'old' and 'gold' will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Old gold comes from the look of real old gold that has aged and become darker and a little dull. That's why old gold means a 'dark yellow' color that looks like aged metal.