gold-filled

[ gohld-fild ]
/ ˈgoʊldˈfɪld /

adjective Jewelry.

composed of a layer of gold backed with a base metal.
Compare filled gold.

Origin of gold-filled

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby gold-filled

gold, frankincense, and myrrh, gold, golden, gold-beating, gold-digger, gold-exchange standard, gold-filled, gold-of-pleasure, gold-plate, gold-plating, golda, goldarn

Example sentences from the Web for gold-filled

  • He chewed on his cigar with savage grinding of gold-filled teeth.

    Whispering Wires |Henry Leverage

  • "Even if her hair was only gold-filled it would be something," Connie Bennett said.

    Roy Blakeley |Percy Keese Fitzhugh