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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An alloy of gold and nickel, sometimes also containing palladium or zinc, having a pale platinumlike color.
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- noun A precious metal
alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal such asplatinum orpalladium or otherwhite metal such asnickel .
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- noun a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium
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hernesheir commented on the word white gold
(n): an alloy of gold and a white metal, usually nickel and palladium. The alloy of gold and nickel is strong and thus useful for rings, pins and brooches; the alloy of gold and palladium is softer and used in gemstone settings. The highest quality of white gold is an 18 karat gold-palladium alloy.
January 4, 2009