Definition of Gold medal

1. Noun. A trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition.

Generic synonyms: Prize, Trophy

Definition of Gold medal

1. Noun. A medal made of, or having the colour of, gold, used as a prize for winning ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) Finishing in first position, winning ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gold Medal

gold digger
gold diggers
gold dust
gold equivalent
gold farmer
gold farmers
gold farming
gold fern
gold fever
gold foil
gold general
gold generals
gold inlay
gold isotopes
gold leaf
gold medal
gold medalist
gold medalists
gold medallist
gold medallists
gold medals
gold mine
gold miner
gold mines
gold number
gold of pleasure
gold panner
gold piece
gold pieces
gold plate

Literary usage of Gold medal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1799)
"For fix acres planted in 1796 ; the gold medal. ... 1795, and May, 1797; the gold medal. Certificates to be produced on the ..."

2. The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Hume Greenfield, Henry Walter Bates (1834)
"1872, Physical Geography, to SE Spring Rice (gold medal) and AS Butler ... Political Geography, to William Harry Turton (gold medal) and Lionel Jacob ..."

3. The Lancet (1842)
"gold medal, William John Preston, of London ; first silver medal, ... gold medal, Edwin Hearne ; first silver medal, John Topham, of Droitwich ; second ..."

4. The Monthly Reviewby Ralph Griffiths by Ralph Griffiths (1793)
"For fix acres planted in 1790, intermixed wiih feeds or cutting! of other plants ; the gold medal. 66. For not lefs than four acres; ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"Chemical and pharmaceutical arts, grand prize, low temperature research exhibit of the British Royal Commission; Sir William Ramsay, KCB, FRS; gold medal, ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"THE Hanbury gold medal of the Pharmaceutical Society, London, has this year been awarded to Professor Ernst Schmidt, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry ..."

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