Lexicographical Neighbors of Goldish
Literary usage of Goldish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of United States by Jabez S. Holmes (1877)
"By acting with oxidizing or reducing agents upon fuchsine or aniline red, which
is a goldish green crystal, various shades of color and also various colors ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[< ME. goldish ; < gold + -i*'/(l.] Somewhat golden in color. Oret torment to
hlr ther gan she ... < goldish + Ai«1!.] Of a somewhat, golden hue or color. ..."
3. The Romans of Partenay, Or of Lusignen: Otherwise Known as the Tale of Melusine by Couldrette, Walter William Skeat (1866)
"... by-ment hir good fader sore, and tears her Gret torment to hir ther gan she
purchas, goldish hair, ,1-11 ,- ii • hir goldish herre tering, breking, ..."
4. La Mort D'Arthure: The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the by Thomas Malory (1866)
"So the shield was brought forth, and the shield was goldish,1 with a king and a
queene therein painted, and a knight standing above them upon the kings head ..."
5. Sound Systems: Explicit, Systematic Phonics in Early Literacy Contexts by Anna Lyon, Paula Moore (2002)
"... goldish, reddish) are probably beyond this student's level. Possible instructional
moves: This student is typical of many at her grade level. ..."
6. General surgery by Eugen Fröhner (1906)
"... are usually numerous, small in size, from a lentil to a pea, pearl-like, of
a metallic goldish-yellow or goldish- brown lustre, and covered with facets. ..."
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