Word info

liquid gold

Noun

Meaning

(literally) A kind of liquid preparation used to decorate ceramic ware with gold or gold colour.

(figuratively) Any liquid that is considered highly valuable, such as crude oil or breast milk:
Sandalwood oil

Crude oil.

Water.

Colostrum.

(figuratively) Any liquid that is yellow in color, such as beer, olive oil or a liquid cheese.

Beer.

(euphemistic) Urine. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Shafts of honeyed twilight blazed like liquid gold through the curving windows of the Christchurch Art Gallery, drenching the scene in daylight saving’s valediction. Source: Internet

Liquid Gold: The Story of Liquid Crystal Displays and the Creation of an Industry, Joseph A. Castellano, 2005 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Source: Internet

Scott's Liquid Gold, Inc., has been making furniture polish in Denver since 1954. Source: Internet

The origins and the complex history of liquid-crystal displays from the perspective of an insider during the early days were described by Joseph A. Castellano in Liquid Gold: The Story of Liquid Crystal Displays and the Creation of an Industry. Source: Internet

It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup - liquid gold. Source: Internet

The red tube contains liquid gold. Source: Internet

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