Vocabulary : Gold-beating to Goldfinch

Gold-beating : The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer.
Gold-bound : Encompassed with gold.
Goldcrest : The European golden-crested kinglet (Regulus cristatus, or R. regulus); -- called also golden-crested wren, and golden wren. The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden-crested kinglet. See Kinglet.
Goldcup : The cuckoobud.
Golde : Alt. of Goolde

Golden : Made of gold; consisting of gold. ;; Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. ;; Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions.
Golden State : California; -- a nickname alluding to its rich gold deposits.
Golden-eye : A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common.
Golden-rod : A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago.
Goldfinch : A beautiful bright-colored European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; -- called also goldspink, goldie, fool's coat, drawbird, draw-water, thistle finch, and sweet William. ;; The yellow-hammer. ;; A small American finch (Spinus tristis); the thistle bird.

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