gowd‡GOWD, n. Also goud.Gen.Sc. forms of Eng. gold, see P.L.D. §78.2. [gʌud] 1.Used as in Eng. for the metal itself and for the colour of the metal. Now mostly liter.Also attrib. = made of gold, gilt,Definition of Gowd. Gowd is a dialectal variant often used in Scottish English to refer to gold. It represents both the precious metal used in jewelry and coinage and, furatively, something