pure gold
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2.7
- noun
- /pjʊr ɡoʊld/
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oro puro
- The jeweler showed me a necklace made of pure gold that sparkled brilliantly under the light.
Well then, so how would he have employed this knowledge to find out whether the crown indeed was made of pure gold or not?
- Well then, so how would he have employed this knowledge to find out whether the crown indeed was made of pure gold or not?
- No, the allure pure radiance concentrated with pure gold primer.
Examples
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The one-half ounce, 99.99% pure gold coins are available in both proof and uncirculated qualities.
Blog text (17) -
Then, Eric, grinning like a schoolboy, emerges from the smoke with a brick-sized bar of pure gold.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Arms made of pure gold".
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A bullet of pure gold.
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So we have rose gold, pure gold, and copper gold.
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And here it is, refined pure gold from electronic waste.
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The mercury is burned off and pure gold remains.
Academic text (1992) -
To suggest texture, he also added pure gold highlights.
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In the dazzling morning light, the skin of his face was of pure gold.
Fiction book (1997) -
This is pure gold.
Synonyms
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3.0
Pure gold containing no other metals
How Pure
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a direct adjective–noun composition: 'pure' (free from contamination) applied to 'gold' yields 'gold free from impurities'. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift and the pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer this meaning.
Etymology
Pure gold comes from the simple image of cleaning metal: people melt metal and remove other pieces until only gold is left and it is truly pure. That's why 'pure gold' means '100 percent purity' or 'free from other metals'.