goldbeater's skin

gold·beat·er's skin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohld-bee-terz]
- /ˈgoʊldˌbi tərz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohld-bee-terz]
- /ˈgoʊldˌbi tərz/

Definitions of goldbeater's skin words

noun goldbeater's skin the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used by goldbeaters to lay between the leaves of the metal while they beat it into gold leaf. 1
noun goldbeater's skin animal membrane used to separate sheets of gold that are being hammered into gold leaf 0

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Origin of goldbeater's skin

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; gold + beater + 's1

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Parts of speech for Goldbeater's skin

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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goldbeater's skin popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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