| gold dust | |
| —n | |
| 1. | gold in the form of small particles or powder, as found in placer-mining |
| 2. | a valuable or rare thing: tickets for this match are gold dust |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |