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goldstone

goldstone

3 9.9
A shiny brown glass with tiny metal sparkles used in jewelry
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊldˌstoʊn/
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  • She loves to fashion rings using goldstone because of its unique shimmering appearance.

Examples

  • For her birthday, he gave her a bracelet featuring beautiful beads of goldstone.

  • This one is called Goldstone and I think this is beautiful all over the lid.

  • This is Goldstone.

    Meteor (1979)

  • After thorough investigation, Mr. Goldstone (the South African jurist) reported that both Israel and the Palestinians were guilty of war crimes.

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  • The necklace was adorned with a stunning pendant made of goldstone that sparkled in the light.

Synonyms

jewel
vsgoldstone
157 1.8

A precious or less valuable stone cut and polished for use in jewelry

is a man-made sparkling glass used as ornament rather than a natural mineral
stone
vsgoldstone
75 4.5

A hard, shiny gem cut and polished for jewelry

is made from glass with metallic sparkles rather than a crystalline mineral
gem
vsgoldstone
47 1.3

A small valuable stone cut and polished for use in jewelry or decoration

is manufactured glass used as a semi-precious material not natural mineral
gemstone
vsgoldstone
15 3.3

A hard, shiny stone cut and polished for use in jewelry

is made of man-made glass with tiny metallic sparkles rather than natural mineral
brown goldstone
vsgoldstone
9.7

A shiny brown glass used as a gemstone in jewelry

is the same man-made glass without specifying the brown color

Compounds

brown goldstone
9.7

A shiny brown glass used as a gemstone in jewelry

Surface Forms

goldstone singular
goldstones plural

Morphology

goldstone = gold + stone (semi-transparent) = gold + stone

The components 'gold' + 'stone' are clear, but the specific referent is a man-made glittering glass used as a gem, which is not fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Goldstone is made of the simple parts gold + stone because it is a man-made glass with tiny shiny bits that look like gold, giving it a glittering, gem-like look. That's why people use it like a small gem and call it goldstone.