gold, n.All

Gold is, along with silver, not by nature money, but money is by nature gold and silver.

Gold is extremely malleable --- One ounce of gold can be stretched into a thin wire measuring 50 miles.

Gold is now money with reference to all other commodities only because it was previously, with reference to them, a simple commodity.

Gold is a noble metal; meaning it resists oxidation and corrosion.

Gold is the real yellow peril.

Gold is an unseen tyrant.

Sailors believed wearing gold earrings improved eyesight.

Gold is a silly game in which the one who hits the ball least wins.

Gold is a material whose finest specimins are not obtained from the earth but from Chinese screens.

Gold is the most useless thing in the world. It is merely a symbol of real objects.

Gold is 24 karats when pure, 18-karat at 75 percent pure gold, 14-karat gold is 58.5 percent, and 10-karat at 41.7 percent.

Aluminum was once more valuable than gold.

Gold is dead earth, for which many men sacrifice life and lose heaven.

Gold is plentiful in the ocean --- It is estimated that the world's oceans contain 10 billion tons of gold.

Gold is a heavy metal, but is generally considered nontoxic.