Gold Dust (Noun)
Meaning
The particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Gold dust accumulated at the bottom of the pan after the water was swirled away, a tangible reward for the prospector's labor.
- Throughout the West, many would-be miners flocked to streams and rivers hoping to strike it rich by panning for gold dust.
- Although the mine produced very little, the owner remained optimistic, convinced that each vial of gold dust was proof of richer deposits beneath the surface.
- Before weighing it, the shopkeeper carefully funneled the gold dust from the small pan into an unmarked envelope.
- In the center of town, the assay office paid attractive prices for gold dust, no matter how small the quantity submitted.