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Women in Avignon worked as fish-sellers, goldsmiths, glove-makers, pastry-bakers, spice merchants and chicken-sellers.—Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025 Born in Geneva in 1931, Genta earned his Swiss Federal Diploma as a jeweler and goldsmith in 1951 at age 20.—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2019 My land is made up of goldsmiths who worked in the time of the Egyptian pharaohs and of the first artists in the world in Chiribiquete.—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 The more than 8,600-square-foot space is located at the brand’s headquarters in Lucerne and includes various gem labs for its designers, goldsmiths, gem-setters and polishers to create unique fine jewelry styles.—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for goldsmith
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of goldsmith was
before the 12th century
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