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cloth-of-gold
[ klawth-uhv-gohld, kloth- ]
noun
- a garden plant, Crocus augustifolius, of the iris family, native to the Crimean mountains, having orange-red flowers.
cloth of gold
noun
- cloth woven from silk threads interspersed with gold
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And as for the son and heir, he shall be an eyesore to no young revellers, for he shall be drawn in cloth-of-gold breeches.
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Cloth-of-gold embroidered with pearls would not have satisfied her.
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And today Mukna wears a cloth-of-gold, with gold rings on his tusks, and he walks in a royal procession.
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You had better set to work at once, as I may be requiring the cloth-of-gold very shortly.
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In the public service Truth toils best when not clad in cloth-of-gold and bedaubed with fine lace.
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