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goldwork

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Work done using gold metal, as in embroidery or jewellery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1620, Anonymous translator, The Novels and Tales of the Renowned John Boccacio, the First Refiner of Italian Prose, London: Awnsham Churchill, 5th edition, 1684, The Tenth Day, Novel 9, p. 466, [...] with lighted Torches (because it was somewhat late) they invited the very greatest and noblest persons of the City, all the Rooms being hanged with the richest Arras, Cloths of Gold-work, Velvet, Silks, and all other rich Adornments [...]

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History

Etymology

From gold + work.