gold note

noun

1. a former U.S. bank note payable in gold coin.

gold note

noun

1. (in the US) another name for gold certificate

Word History and Origins

Origin of gold note¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

One week ago, Samsung revealed a set of marketing photos of the gold Note 20 Ultra on its Russian website, and those images line up with what we’ve seen this week.

From The Verge

O vibrant heart! so metely tuned and strung That any untaught hand can draw from thee One clear gold note that makes the tired years young— What of the time when Love had whispered me Where slept thy nodes, and my hand pausefully Gave to the dim harmonics voice and tongue?

From Project Gutenberg

There is no rehearsing at “rehearsal:” the “times,” the scenic effects are settled with the conductor of the band; there are no bare arms or bloomers practising on their carpets: a few dark groups, in ordinary walking dress; others, in their shirt sleeves, are opening boxes, and no mystery, no shifting lights: the stage and the house one wan hole, except the red and gold note of the curtain and the black mass of the musicians, with the gleaming brasses.

From Project Gutenberg