gold dust

See also: gold-dust

English

Noun

gold dust (uncountable)

1. Gold in the form of very small pieces, or flour gold.
2. (figuratively) Anything of great value.
   • 1996, Jim Ainsworth, Passport's Guide to Britain's Best Restaurants:

     The wine list harbours some great bottles, mature clarets and Burgundies as well as a clutch of fine Germans (gold-dust these days in restaurants) […]

3. basket of gold (Aurinia saxatilis).

Translations

Gold in the form of very small pieces

• Bulgarian: златен пясък m (zlaten pjasǎk)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 砂金 (zh) (shājīn)

• German: Goldstaub (de) m
• Greek: χρυσόσκονη (el) f (chrysóskoni)
• Latin: balux f
• Mon: ခၞိက်ထဝ် (mnw)
• Shan: ၽွင်ၶမ်း (phǎung khám)

Aurinia saxatilis

• Bulgarian: игловръх m (iglovrǎh)