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Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. " Drossy gold." Dryden. "Drossy rhymes." Donne. -- Dross"i*ness, n.

A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke.

To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow. The learned pate Ducks to the golden fool. Shak.

Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads. Gold . . . is the softest and most ductile of all metals. Dryden. -- Duc"tile*ly, adv. -- Duc"tile*ness, n.

Figuratively, a worthless thing. And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust. Shak.

hut and fastened, while the upper part remains open. -- Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also Dutch mineral, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf. -- Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorle…

Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.] Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself. Locke.

eful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik or imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia).…

o give ear to, to listen to; to heed, as advice or one advising. "Give ear unto my song." Goldsmith. -- To have one's ear, to be listened to with favor. -- Up to the ears, deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as, to be in trouble up to one's ears. [Colloq.]

An earring. [Obs.] The Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets. Judg. viii. 24 (Douay version).

the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 2 Cor. i. 22. And from his coffers Received the golden earnest of our death. Shak.

Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects. All earthborn cares are wrong. Goldsmith.

f the East. The gorgeous East, with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. Milton.

th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones.

A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver; an alloy. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum.

To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, or gold, by means of electrolysis.

The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity.

An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients.

One who composes elegies. Goldsmith.