To sign gold in ASL, point your dominant index finger up and touch it to the side of your head beside the ear. Then move the hand down and away from the ear so it ends in front of the shoulder. The lips stay rounded while you sign it.
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How to sign it
Handshape: the index finger points up at the start, the other fingers are closed.
Location: beside the ear on the same side, then in front of the shoulder.
Movement: touch beside the ear, then move the hand down and away from it.
Facial expression: the lips are rounded.
Use it in a sentence
GOLD, SILVER.
Gold, silver.
Lifeprint describes the hand changing into a Y handshape as it moves away from the ear and ending with a very small shake, and notes that some signers use a G hand instead.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/g/gold.htm.
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