goldwork

== English == === Alternative forms === gold-work gold work === Etymology === From gold +‎ work. === Noun === goldwork (uncountable) Work done using gold metal, as in embroidery or jewellery. 1620, Anonymous translator, The Novels and Tales of the Renowned John Boccacio, the First Refiner of Italian Prose, London: Awnsham Churchill, 5th edition, 1684, The Tenth Day, Novel 9, p. 466,[1] […] with lighted Torches (because it was somewhat late) they invited the very greatest and noblest persons of the City, all the Rooms being hanged with the richest Arras, Cloths of Gold-work, Velvet, Silks, and all other rich Adornments […]