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   Galatian
         n 1: a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially
               a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who
               conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)

English Dictionary: golden shower tree by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Galatians
n
  1. a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
    Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians, Epistle to the Galatians, Galatians
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Galton
n
  1. English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)
    Synonym(s): Galton, Francis Galton, Sir Francis Galton
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Galtonia candicans
n
  1. southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn: summer hyacinth, cape hyacinth, Hyacinthus candicans, Galtonia candicans]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelatin
n
  1. a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin
    Synonym(s): gelatin, gelatine
  2. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
    Synonym(s): gelatin, jelly
  3. a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
    Synonym(s): gelatin, gel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelatin dessert
n
  1. jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelatine
n
  1. a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin
    Synonym(s): gelatin, gelatine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelatinise
v
  1. become gelatinous or change into a jelly; "the starch gelatinized when it was heated"
    Synonym(s): gelatinize, gelatinise
  2. convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will gelatinize starch"
    Synonym(s): gelatinize, gelatinise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelatinize
v
  1. coat with gelatin
  2. become gelatinous or change into a jelly; "the starch gelatinized when it was heated"
    Synonym(s): gelatinize, gelatinise
  3. convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will gelatinize starch"
    Synonym(s): gelatinize, gelatinise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelatinlike
adj
  1. thick like gelatin [syn: gelatinous, gelatinlike, jellylike]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelatinous
adj
  1. thick like gelatin [syn: gelatinous, gelatinlike, jellylike]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelatinousness
n
  1. the property of having a viscosity like jelly [syn: gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gelding
n
  1. castrated male horse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gilding
n
  1. a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
    Synonym(s): gilt, gilding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gilding metal
n
  1. a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Giulio de' Medici
n
  1. Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534)
    Synonym(s): Clement VII, Giulio de' Medici
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glad hand
n
  1. a warm welcome; may be insincere
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladden
v
  1. make glad or happy
    Synonym(s): gladden, joy
    Antonym(s): sadden
  2. become glad or happy
    Antonym(s): sadden
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladdened
adj
  1. made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive"
    Synonym(s): gladdened, exhilarated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladdon
n
  1. iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
    Synonym(s): stinking iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn, roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladdon iris
n
  1. iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
    Synonym(s): stinking iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn, roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glade mallow
n
  1. tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States
    Synonym(s): glade mallow, Napaea dioica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladness
n
  1. experiencing joy and pleasure [syn: gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gliding
n
  1. the activity of flying a glider [syn: glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gliding bacteria
n
  1. bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
    Synonym(s): myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gliding joint
n
  1. a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions
    Synonym(s): gliding joint, articulatio plana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gloating
n
  1. malicious satisfaction
    Synonym(s): gloat, gloating, glee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gloatingly
adv
  1. in a gloating manner; "he spoke gloatingly about people he had cheated out of their money"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutamate
n
  1. a salt or ester of glutamic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutamic acid
n
  1. an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats
    Synonym(s): glutamic acid, glutaminic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutamic oxalacetic transaminase
n
  1. an enzyme involved in transamination [syn: {glutamic oxalacetic transaminase}, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
n
  1. an enzyme involved in transamination [syn: {glutamic oxalacetic transaminase}, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutamine
n
  1. a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutaminic acid
n
  1. an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats
    Synonym(s): glutamic acid, glutaminic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluten
n
  1. a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluten bread
n
  1. bread made with gluten flour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluten-free diet
n
  1. diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutinosity
n
  1. the property of having a viscosity like jelly [syn: gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutinous
adj
  1. having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutinousness
n
  1. the property of having a viscosity like jelly [syn: gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutton
n
  1. a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
    Synonym(s): glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman
  2. musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
    Synonym(s): glutton, Gulo gulo, wolverine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluttonise
v
  1. eat a lot and without restraint [syn: gluttonize, gluttonise, fress]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluttonize
v
  1. eat a lot and without restraint [syn: gluttonize, gluttonise, fress]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluttonous
adj
  1. given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
    Antonym(s): abstemious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluttonously
adv
  1. in a gluttonous manner; "this man eats gluttonously!"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluttony
n
  1. habitual eating to excess
  2. eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    Synonym(s): gluttony, overeating, gula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goaltender
n
  1. the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
    Synonym(s): goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder
  2. the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
    Synonym(s): goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gold medal
n
  1. a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gold mine
n
  1. a good source of something that is desired [syn: goldmine, gold mine]
  2. a mine where gold ore is found
    Synonym(s): goldmine, gold mine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gold miner
n
  1. a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field [syn: gold miner, gold digger, gold panner]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Golda Meir
n
  1. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978) [syn: Meir, Golda Meir]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden
adj
  1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
    Synonym(s): aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden
  2. marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
    Synonym(s): golden, halcyon, prosperous
  3. made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
    Synonym(s): gold, golden, gilded
  4. supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"
    Synonym(s): fortunate, golden
  5. suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"
  6. presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
    Synonym(s): golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden age
n
  1. a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"
  2. any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness
  3. (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden ager
n
  1. an elderly person [syn: oldster, old person, {senior citizen}, golden ager]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden algae
n
  1. algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden aster
n
  1. any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden barrel cactus
n
  1. large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines
    Synonym(s): golden barrel cactus, Echinocactus grusonii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden boy
n
  1. a man who is unusually successful at an early age [syn: wonder boy, golden boy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden buttons
n
  1. common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
    Synonym(s): tansy, golden buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum vulgare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden calf
n
  1. (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden calla
n
  1. any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden chain
n
  1. an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
    Synonym(s): common laburnum, golden chain, golden rain, Laburnum anagyroides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden chinkapin
n
  1. small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts
    Synonym(s): giant chinkapin, golden chinkapin, Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Castanea chrysophylla, Castanopsis chrysophylla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden clematis
n
  1. Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): golden clematis, Clematis tangutica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden club
n
  1. aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): golden club, Orontium aquaticum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden crown beard
n
  1. coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico
    Synonym(s): cowpen daisy, golden crownbeard, golden crown beard, butter daisy, Verbesina encelioides, Ximenesia encelioides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden crownbeard
n
  1. coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico
    Synonym(s): cowpen daisy, golden crownbeard, golden crown beard, butter daisy, Verbesina encelioides, Ximenesia encelioides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden cup
n
  1. native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage
    Synonym(s): golden cup, Mexican tulip poppy, Hunnemania fumariifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Golden Delicious
n
  1. a sweet eating apple with yellow skin [syn: {Golden Delicious}, Yellow Delicious]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden eagle
n
  1. large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
    Synonym(s): golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden everlasting
n
  1. Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers
    Synonym(s): strawflower, golden everlasting, yellow paper daisy, Helichrysum bracteatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden fairy lantern
n
  1. globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California
    Synonym(s): yellow globe lily, golden fairy lantern, Calochortus amabilis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden fern
n
  1. tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides
    Synonym(s): golden fern, Pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava
  2. stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
    Synonym(s): golden fern, leather fern, Acrostichum aureum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden fig
n
  1. a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
    Synonym(s): golden fig, Florida strangler fig, strangler fig, wild fig, Ficus aurea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Golden Fleece
n
  1. in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Golden Gate
n
  1. a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Golden Gate Bridge
n
  1. a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden glow
n
  1. very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads
    Synonym(s): golden glow, double gold, hortensia, Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden gram
n
  1. erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
    Synonym(s): mung, mung bean, green gram, golden gram, Vigna radiata, Phaseolus aureus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden groundsel
n
  1. weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
    Synonym(s): golden groundsel, golden ragwort, Packera aurea, Senecio aureus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden hamster
n
  1. small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet [syn: golden hamster, Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden handshake
n
  1. a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden heather
n
  1. North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): false heather, golden heather, Hudsonia ericoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden honey plant
n
  1. perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States
    Synonym(s): wingstem, golden ironweed, yellow ironweed, golden honey plant, Verbesina alternifolia, Actinomeris alternifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Golden Horde
n
  1. a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden ironweed
n
  1. perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States
    Synonym(s): wingstem, golden ironweed, yellow ironweed, golden honey plant, Verbesina alternifolia, Actinomeris alternifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden larch
n
  1. Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves
    Synonym(s): golden larch, Pseudolarix amabilis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden maidenhair
n
  1. mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
    Synonym(s): common polypody, adder's fern, wall fern, golden maidenhair, golden polypody, sweet fern, Polypodium vulgare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden marguerite
n
  1. Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
    Synonym(s): yellow chamomile, golden marguerite, dyers' chamomile, Anthemis tinctoria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden mean
n
  1. the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long ::
long
  1. (short + long) [syn: golden section, {golden mean}]
  2. the middle between extremes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden mole
n
  1. mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden oak mushroom
n
  1. edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
    Synonym(s): shiitake, shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom, Lentinus edodes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden oldie
n
  1. a song that was formerly popular [syn: oldie, {golden oldie}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden oriole
n
  1. bright yellow songbird with black wings [syn: {golden oriole}, Oriolus oriolus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden parachute
n
  1. giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden pea
n
  1. western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like flowers
    Synonym(s): false lupine, golden pea, yellow pea, Thermopsis macrophylla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden pheasant
n
  1. brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
    Synonym(s): golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden pholiota
n
  1. a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast
    Synonym(s): Pholiota aurea, golden pholiota
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden plover
n
  1. plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden polypody
n
  1. tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
    Synonym(s): golden polypody, serpent fern, rabbit's-foot fern, Phlebodium aureum, Polypodium aureum
  2. mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
    Synonym(s): common polypody, adder's fern, wall fern, golden maidenhair, golden polypody, sweet fern, Polypodium vulgare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden pothos
n
  1. evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
    Synonym(s): golden pothos, pothos, ivy arum, Epipremnum aureum, Scindapsus aureus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden potto
n
  1. a kind of lemur [syn: angwantibo, golden potto, Arctocebus calabarensis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden ragwort
n
  1. weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
    Synonym(s): golden groundsel, golden ragwort, Packera aurea, Senecio aureus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden rain
n
  1. an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
    Synonym(s): common laburnum, golden chain, golden rain, Laburnum anagyroides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden retriever
n
  1. an English breed having a long silky golden coat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden rule
n
  1. any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"
  2. a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden saxifrage
n
  1. any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium
    Synonym(s): golden saxifrage, golden spleen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden seal
n
  1. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
    Synonym(s): goldenseal, golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden section
n
  1. the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long ::
long
  1. (short + long) [syn: golden section, {golden mean}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden shiner
n
  1. shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream'
    Synonym(s): golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden shower tree
n
  1. deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia
    Synonym(s): golden shower tree, drumstick tree, purging cassia, pudding pipe tree, canafistola, canafistula, Cassia fistula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden spleen
n
  1. any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium
    Synonym(s): golden saxifrage, golden spleen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden star
n
  1. California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers
    Synonym(s): golden star, golden stars, Bloomeria crocea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden stars
n
  1. California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers
    Synonym(s): golden star, golden stars, Bloomeria crocea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Golden State
n
  1. a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
    Synonym(s): California, Golden State, CA, Calif.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden syrup
n
  1. a pale cane syrup
    Synonym(s): treacle, golden syrup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden thistle
n
  1. any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden thread
n
  1. low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
    Synonym(s): goldthread, golden thread, Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden trumpet
n
  1. vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): common allamanda, golden trumpet, Allamanda cathartica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden warbler
n
  1. yellow-throated American wood warbler [syn: {yellow warbler}, golden warbler, yellowbird, Dendroica petechia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden wattle
n
  1. shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
    Synonym(s): golden wattle, Acacia pycnantha
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden wedding anniversary
n
  1. the 50th wedding anniversary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden willow
n
  1. European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry
    Synonym(s): golden willow, Salix alba vitellina, Salix vitellina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden wonder millet
n
  1. millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes [syn: German millet, golden wonder millet, Setaria italica stramineofructa]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden yarrow
n
  1. greyish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America
    Synonym(s): golden yarrow, Eriophyllum lanatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden years
n
  1. the time of life after retirement from active work
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden-beard penstemon
n
  1. plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
    Synonym(s): golden-beard penstemon, Penstemon barbatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden-brown
adj
  1. of brown tinged with gold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden-crested kinglet
n
  1. European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
    Synonym(s): goldcrest, golden-crested kinglet, Regulus regulus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden-eyed fly
n
  1. a variety of green lacewing [syn: goldeneye, {golden-eyed fly}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden-green
adj
  1. of green tinged with gold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
golden-yellow
adj
  1. of yellow tinged with gold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goldenbush
n
  1. a plant of the genus Haplopappus
  2. any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goldeneye
n
  1. a variety of green lacewing [syn: goldeneye, {golden-eyed fly}]
  2. large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
    Synonym(s): goldeneye, whistler, Bucephela clangula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goldenrod
n
  1. any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goldenseal
n
  1. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
    Synonym(s): goldenseal, golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Golding
n
  1. English novelist (1911-1993) [syn: Golding, {William Golding}, Sir William Gerald Golding]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Goldman
n
  1. United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919 (1869-1940)
    Synonym(s): Goldman, Emma Goldman
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Goldmark
n
  1. United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)
    Synonym(s): Goldmark, Peter Goldmark, Peter Carl Goldmark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goldmine
n
  1. a good source of something that is desired [syn: goldmine, gold mine]
  2. a mine where gold ore is found
    Synonym(s): goldmine, gold mine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Goldoni
n
  1. prolific Italian dramatist (1707-1793) [syn: Goldoni, Carlo Goldoni]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Goldwyn
n
  1. United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974)
    Synonym(s): Goldwyn, Sam Goldwyn, Samuel Goldwyn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guillotine
n
  1. closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
    Synonym(s): closure by compartment, guillotine
  2. instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
v
  1. kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guiltiness
n
  1. the state of having committed an offense [syn: guilt, guiltiness]
    Antonym(s): innocence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gulden
n
  1. the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
    Synonym(s): guilder, gulden, florin
  2. formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
    Synonym(s): guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch florin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galatian \Ga*la"tian\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants. -- A native
      or inhabitant of Galatia, in Asia Minor; a descendant of the
      Gauls who settled in Asia Minor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallotannic \Gal`lo*tan"nic\, a. [Gall nutgall + tannic.]
      (Chem.)
      Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls.
  
      {Gallotannic acid}. See {Tannic acid}, under {Tannic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tannic \Tan"nic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling, tan;
      as, tannic acid.
  
      {Tannic acid}. (Chem.)
      (a) An acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous
            substance, {C14H10O9}, having an astringent taste, and
            forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which
            is the basis of common ink. Called also {tannin}, and
            {gallotannic acid}.
      (b) By extension, any one of a series of astringent
            substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused
            through the vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow,
            catechu, tea, coffee, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallotannic \Gal`lo*tan"nic\, a. [Gall nutgall + tannic.]
      (Chem.)
      Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls.
  
      {Gallotannic acid}. See {Tannic acid}, under {Tannic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tannic \Tan"nic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling, tan;
      as, tannic acid.
  
      {Tannic acid}. (Chem.)
      (a) An acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous
            substance, {C14H10O9}, having an astringent taste, and
            forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which
            is the basis of common ink. Called also {tannin}, and
            {gallotannic acid}.
      (b) By extension, any one of a series of astringent
            substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused
            through the vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow,
            catechu, tea, coffee, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallotannic \Gal`lo*tan"nic\, a. [Gall nutgall + tannic.]
      (Chem.)
      Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls.
  
      {Gallotannic acid}. See {Tannic acid}, under {Tannic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatin \Gel"a*tin\, Gelatine \Gel"a*tine\, n. [F. g[82]latine,
      fr. L. gelare to congeal. See {Geal}.] (Chem.)
      Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues
      by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a
      nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as such in the animal
      body, but formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on
      the collagen of various kinds of connective tissue (as
      tendons, bones, ligaments, etc.). Its distinguishing
      character is that of dissolving in hot water, and forming a
      jelly on cooling. It is an important ingredient of
      calf's-foot jelly, isinglass, glue, etc. It is used as food,
      but its nutritious qualities are of a low order.
  
      Note: Both spellings, gelatin and gelatine, are in good use,
               but the tendency of writers on physiological chemistry
               favors the form in -in, as in the United States
               Dispensatory, the United States Pharmacop[d2]ia,
               Fownes' Watts' Chemistry, Brande & Cox's Dictionary.
  
      {Blasting gelatin}, an explosive, containing about
            ninety-five parts of nitroglycerin and five of collodion.
           
  
      {Gelatin process}, a name applied to a number of processes in
            the arts, involving the use of gelatin. Especially:
      (a) (Photog.) A dry-plate process in which gelatin is used as
            a substitute for collodion as the sensitized material.
            This is the dry-plate process in general use, and plates
            of extreme sensitiveness are produced by it.
      (b) (Print.) A method of producing photographic copies of
            drawings, engravings, printed pages, etc., and also of
            photographic pictures, which can be printed from in a
            press with ink, or (in some applications of the process)
            which can be used as the molds of stereotype or
            electrotype plates.
      (c) (Print. or Copying) A method of producing facsimile
            copies of an original, written or drawn in aniline ink
            upon paper, thence transferred to a cake of gelatin
            softened with glycerin, from which impressions are taken
            upon ordinary paper.
  
      {Vegetable gelatin}. See {Gliadin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatin \Gel"a*tin\, Gelatine \Gel"a*tine\, n. [F. g[82]latine,
      fr. L. gelare to congeal. See {Geal}.] (Chem.)
      Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues
      by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a
      nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as such in the animal
      body, but formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on
      the collagen of various kinds of connective tissue (as
      tendons, bones, ligaments, etc.). Its distinguishing
      character is that of dissolving in hot water, and forming a
      jelly on cooling. It is an important ingredient of
      calf's-foot jelly, isinglass, glue, etc. It is used as food,
      but its nutritious qualities are of a low order.
  
      Note: Both spellings, gelatin and gelatine, are in good use,
               but the tendency of writers on physiological chemistry
               favors the form in -in, as in the United States
               Dispensatory, the United States Pharmacop[d2]ia,
               Fownes' Watts' Chemistry, Brande & Cox's Dictionary.
  
      {Blasting gelatin}, an explosive, containing about
            ninety-five parts of nitroglycerin and five of collodion.
           
  
      {Gelatin process}, a name applied to a number of processes in
            the arts, involving the use of gelatin. Especially:
      (a) (Photog.) A dry-plate process in which gelatin is used as
            a substitute for collodion as the sensitized material.
            This is the dry-plate process in general use, and plates
            of extreme sensitiveness are produced by it.
      (b) (Print.) A method of producing photographic copies of
            drawings, engravings, printed pages, etc., and also of
            photographic pictures, which can be printed from in a
            press with ink, or (in some applications of the process)
            which can be used as the molds of stereotype or
            electrotype plates.
      (c) (Print. or Copying) A method of producing facsimile
            copies of an original, written or drawn in aniline ink
            upon paper, thence transferred to a cake of gelatin
            softened with glycerin, from which impressions are taken
            upon ordinary paper.
  
      {Vegetable gelatin}. See {Gliadin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatinate \Ge*lat"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelatinated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Gelatinating}.]
      To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling
      jelly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatinate \Ge*lat"i*nate\, v. i.
      To be converted into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly.
  
               Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but
               gelatinates with the mineral acids.         --Kirwan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatinate \Ge*lat"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelatinated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Gelatinating}.]
      To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling
      jelly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatinate \Ge*lat"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelatinated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Gelatinating}.]
      To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling
      jelly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatination \Ge*lat`i*na"tion\, n.
      The act of process of converting into gelatin, or a substance
      like jelly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatine \Gel"a*tine\, n.
      Same as {Gelatin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatin \Gel"a*tin\, Gelatine \Gel"a*tine\, n. [F. g[82]latine,
      fr. L. gelare to congeal. See {Geal}.] (Chem.)
      Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues
      by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a
      nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as such in the animal
      body, but formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on
      the collagen of various kinds of connective tissue (as
      tendons, bones, ligaments, etc.). Its distinguishing
      character is that of dissolving in hot water, and forming a
      jelly on cooling. It is an important ingredient of
      calf's-foot jelly, isinglass, glue, etc. It is used as food,
      but its nutritious qualities are of a low order.
  
      Note: Both spellings, gelatin and gelatine, are in good use,
               but the tendency of writers on physiological chemistry
               favors the form in -in, as in the United States
               Dispensatory, the United States Pharmacop[d2]ia,
               Fownes' Watts' Chemistry, Brande & Cox's Dictionary.
  
      {Blasting gelatin}, an explosive, containing about
            ninety-five parts of nitroglycerin and five of collodion.
           
  
      {Gelatin process}, a name applied to a number of processes in
            the arts, involving the use of gelatin. Especially:
      (a) (Photog.) A dry-plate process in which gelatin is used as
            a substitute for collodion as the sensitized material.
            This is the dry-plate process in general use, and plates
            of extreme sensitiveness are produced by it.
      (b) (Print.) A method of producing photographic copies of
            drawings, engravings, printed pages, etc., and also of
            photographic pictures, which can be printed from in a
            press with ink, or (in some applications of the process)
            which can be used as the molds of stereotype or
            electrotype plates.
      (c) (Print. or Copying) A method of producing facsimile
            copies of an original, written or drawn in aniline ink
            upon paper, thence transferred to a cake of gelatin
            softened with glycerin, from which impressions are taken
            upon ordinary paper.
  
      {Vegetable gelatin}. See {Gliadin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatiniferous \Gel`a*tin*if"er*ous\, a. [Gelatin + -ferous.]
      (Physiol. Chem.)
      Yielding gelatin on boiling with water; capable of
      gelatination.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatiniform \Gel`a*tin"i*form\, a.
      Having the form of gelatin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatinization \Ge*lat`i*ni*za"tion\, n.
      Same as {Gelatination}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatinize \Ge*lat"i*nize\, v. t.
      1. To convert into gelatin or jelly. Same as {Gelatinate}, v.
            t.
  
      2. (Photog.) To coat, or otherwise treat, with gelatin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatinize \Ge*lat"i*nize\, v. i.
      Same as {Gelatinate}, v. i.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelatinous \Ge*lat"i*nous\, a. [Cf. F. g[82]latineux.]
      Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly;
      resembling jelly; viscous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelation \Ge*la"tion\, n. [L. gelatio a freezing, fr. gelare to
      freeze.] (Astron.)
      The process of becoming solid by cooling; a cooling and
      solidifying.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelding \Geld"ing\, n. [Icel. gelding a gelding, akin to
      geldingr wether, eunuch, Sw. g[84]lling gelding, Dan. gilding
      eunuch. See {Geld}, v. t.]
      A castrated animal; -- usually applied to a horse, but
      formerly used also of the human male.
  
               They went down both into the water, Philip and the
               gelding, and Philip baptized him.            --Wyclif (Acts
                                                                              viii. 38).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelding \Geld"ing\, p. pr. a. & vb. n.
      from {Geld}, v. t.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geld \Geld\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelded} or Gelt ([?]); p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Gelding}.] [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan.
      gilde, Sw. g[84]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt
      dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.]
      1. To castrate; to emasculate.
  
      2. To deprive of anything essential.
  
                     Bereft and gelded of his patrimony.   --Shak.
  
      3. To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book,
            or a story; to expurgate. [Obs.] --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gelidness \Gel"id*ness\, n.
      The state of being gelid; gelidity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gilden \Gild"en\, a.
      Gilded. --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gild \Gild\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gilded} or {Gilt} ([?]); p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Gilding}.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold.
      [root]234. See {Gold}.]
      1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a
            golden color; to cause to look like gold. [bd]Gilded
            chariots.[b8] --Pope.
  
                     No more the rising sun shall gild the morn. --Pope.
  
      2. To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.
  
                     Let oft good humor, mild and gay, Gild the calm
                     evening of your day.                           --Trumbull.
  
      3. To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to
            embellish; as, to gild a lie. --Shak.
  
      4. To make red with drinking. [Obs.]
  
                     This grand liquior that hath gilded them. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guilding \Guild"ing\, n.
      1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold
            leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that
            which resembles gold.
  
      2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any
            surface.
  
      3. Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what
            is solid and genuine.
  
      {Gilding metal}, a tough kind of sheet brass from which
            cartridge shells are made.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glad \Glad\, a. [Compar. {Gladder}; superl. {Gladdest}.] [AS.
      gl[91]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad smooth, G. glatt, OHG.
      glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[?]r glad, bright, Dan. & Sw.
      glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and prob. to L. glaber, and
      E. glide. Cf. {Glabrous}.]
      1. Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to
            sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and
            often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive, and
            sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.
  
                     A wise son maketh a glad father.         --Prov. x. 1.
  
                     He that is glad at calamities shall not be
                     unpunished.                                       --Prov. xvii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
                     He, glad of her attention gained.      --Milton.
  
                     As we are now glad to behold your eyes. --Shak.
  
                     Glad am I that your highness is so armed. --Shak.
  
      {Glad on 't}, glad of it. [Colloq.] --Shak.
  
      2. Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting
            joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
  
                     Her conversation More glad to me than to a miser
                     money is.                                          --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      Syn: Pleased; gratified; exhilarated; animated; delighted;
               happy; cheerful; joyous; joyful; cheering; exhilarating;
               pleasing; animating.
  
      Usage: {Glad}, {Delighted}, {Gratified}. Delighted expresses
                  a much higher degree of pleasure than glad. Gratified
                  always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human
                  agent, and the feeling is modified by the
                  consideration that we owe it in part to another. A
                  person may be glad or delighted to see a friend, and
                  gratified at the attention shown by his visits.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i.
      To be or become glad; to rejoice.
  
               The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.]
      To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
      exhilarate.
  
               A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
                                                                              --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.]
      To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
      exhilarate.
  
               A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
                                                                              --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.]
      To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
      exhilarate.
  
               A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
                                                                              --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glad \Glad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gladding}.] [AS. gladian. See {Glad}, a., and cf. {Gladden},
      v. t.]
      To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. --Chaucer.
  
               That which gladded all the warrior train. --Dryden.
  
               Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.
                                                                              --Pope.

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   Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[91]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
      Cf. {Gladiole}.] (Bot.)
      Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the
      European {Iris f[d2]tidissima}. [Written also {gladwyn},
      {gladdon}, and {glader}.]

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   Glade \Glade\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.;
      cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr.
      goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light
      or clear defile.]
      1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared
            space in a forest.
  
                     There interspersed in lawns and opening glades.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.]
  
      3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left
            unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Bottom glade}. See under {Bottom}.
  
      {Glade net}, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and
            other birds in forest glades.

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   Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[91]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
      Cf. {Gladiole}.] (Bot.)
      Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the
      European {Iris f[d2]tidissima}. [Written also {gladwyn},
      {gladdon}, and {glader}.]

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   Gladness \Glad"ness\, n. [AS. gl[91]dnes.]
      State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful
      satisfaction; cheerfulness.
  
               They . . . did eat their meat with gladness and
               singleness of heart.                              --Acts ii. 46.
  
      Note: Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth,
               merriment, gayety, and triumph, and it usually
               expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses
               great joy.
  
                        The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good
                        day.                                             --Esther viii.
                                                                              17.

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   Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[91]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
      Cf. {Gladiole}.] (Bot.)
      Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the
      European {Iris f[d2]tidissima}. [Written also {gladwyn},
      {gladdon}, and {glader}.]

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   Gladwyn \Glad"wyn\, n. (Bot.)
      See {Gladen}.

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   Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[91]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
      Cf. {Gladiole}.] (Bot.)
      Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the
      European {Iris f[d2]tidissima}. [Written also {gladwyn},
      {gladdon}, and {glader}.]

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   Gladwyn \Glad"wyn\, n. (Bot.)
      See {Gladen}.

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   Gliadin \Gli"a*din\, n. [Gr. [?] glue: cf. F. gliadine.] (Chem.)
      Vegetable glue or gelatin; glutin. It is one of the
      constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous
      substance, which resembles animal glue or gelatin.

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   Glidden \Glid"den\, obs.
      p. p. of {Glide}. --Chaucer.

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   Gliden \Glid"en\, obs.
      p. p. of {Glide}. --Chaucer.

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   Glide \Glide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gliding}.] [AS. gl[c6]dan; akin to D. glijden, OHG.
      gl[c6]tan, G. gleiten, Sw. glida, Dan. glide, and prob. to E.
      glad.]
      1. To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise,
            violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily,
            or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its
            channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice.
  
                     The river glideth at his own sweet will.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      2. (Phon.) To pass with a glide, as the voice.

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   Gliding angle \Gliding angle\ (A[89]ronautics)
      The angle, esp. the least angle, at which a gliding machine
      or a[89]roplane will glide to earth by virtue of gravity
      without applied power.

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   Gliding machine \Gliding machine\ (A[89]ronautics)
      A construction consisting essentially of one or more
      a[89]roplanes for gliding in an inclined path from a height
      to the ground.

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   Glidingly \Glid"ing*ly\, adv.
      In a gliding manner.

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   Gloat \Gloat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gloating}.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G.
      glotzen to gloat.]
      To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad
      sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate
      desire, lust, or avarice.

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   Glutamic \Glu*tam"ic\, a. [Gluten + -amic.] (Chem.)
      Of or pertaining to gluten.
  
      {Glutamic acid}, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from
            certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also
            {amido-glutaric acid}.

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   Glutamic \Glu*tam"ic\, a. [Gluten + -amic.] (Chem.)
      Of or pertaining to gluten.
  
      {Glutamic acid}, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from
            certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also
            {amido-glutaric acid}.

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   Gluten \Glu"ten\, n. [L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See {Glue}.]
      (Chem.)
      The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to
      dough.
  
      Note: Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or
               gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily
               material, etc., and ia a very nutritious element of
               food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by
               subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and
               other soluble matters being thus washed out.
  
      {Gluten bread}, bread containing a large proportion of
            gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes.
  
      {Gluten casein} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous,
            earthy mass.
  
      {Gluten fibrin} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish
            yellow substance.

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   Gluten \Glu"ten\, n. [L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See {Glue}.]
      (Chem.)
      The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to
      dough.
  
      Note: Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or
               gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily
               material, etc., and ia a very nutritious element of
               food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by
               subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and
               other soluble matters being thus washed out.
  
      {Gluten bread}, bread containing a large proportion of
            gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes.
  
      {Gluten casein} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous,
            earthy mass.
  
      {Gluten fibrin} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish
            yellow substance.

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   Zymome \Zy"mome\, n. [Gr. [?] a fermented mixture.] (Old Chem.)
      A glutinous substance, insoluble in alcohol, resembling
      legumin; -- now called {vegetable fibrin}, {vegetable
      albumin}, or {gluten casein}.

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   Gluten \Glu"ten\, n. [L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See {Glue}.]
      (Chem.)
      The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to
      dough.
  
      Note: Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or
               gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily
               material, etc., and ia a very nutritious element of
               food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by
               subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and
               other soluble matters being thus washed out.
  
      {Gluten bread}, bread containing a large proportion of
            gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes.
  
      {Gluten casein} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous,
            earthy mass.
  
      {Gluten fibrin} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish
            yellow substance.

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   Zymome \Zy"mome\, n. [Gr. [?] a fermented mixture.] (Old Chem.)
      A glutinous substance, insoluble in alcohol, resembling
      legumin; -- now called {vegetable fibrin}, {vegetable
      albumin}, or {gluten casein}.

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   Gluten \Glu"ten\, n. [L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See {Glue}.]
      (Chem.)
      The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to
      dough.
  
      Note: Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or
               gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily
               material, etc., and ia a very nutritious element of
               food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by
               subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and
               other soluble matters being thus washed out.
  
      {Gluten bread}, bread containing a large proportion of
            gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes.
  
      {Gluten casein} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous,
            earthy mass.
  
      {Gluten fibrin} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish
            yellow substance.

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   Gluten \Glu"ten\, n. [L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See {Glue}.]
      (Chem.)
      The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to
      dough.
  
      Note: Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or
               gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily
               material, etc., and ia a very nutritious element of
               food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by
               subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and
               other soluble matters being thus washed out.
  
      {Gluten bread}, bread containing a large proportion of
            gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes.
  
      {Gluten casein} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous,
            earthy mass.
  
      {Gluten fibrin} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
            cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish
            yellow substance.

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   Glutin \Glu"tin\, n. [See {Gluten}.] (Chem.)
      1. Same as {Gliadin}.
  
      2. Sometimes synonymous with {Gelatin}. [R.]

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   Glutinate \Glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutinated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Glutinating}.] [L. glutinatus, p. p. of
      glutinare to glue, fr. gluten glue.]
      To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together. --Bailey.

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   Glutinate \Glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutinated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Glutinating}.] [L. glutinatus, p. p. of
      glutinare to glue, fr. gluten glue.]
      To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together. --Bailey.

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   Glutinate \Glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutinated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Glutinating}.] [L. glutinatus, p. p. of
      glutinare to glue, fr. gluten glue.]
      To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together. --Bailey.

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   Glutination \Glu`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. glutinatio: cf. F.
      glutination.]
      The act of uniting with glue; sticking together.

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   Glutinative \Glu"ti*na*tive\, a. [L. glutinativus: cf. F.
      glutinatif.]
      Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous;
      glutinous.

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   Glutinosity \Glu`ti*nos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. glutinosit[82] .]
      The quality of being glutinous; viscousness. [R.]

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   Glutinous \Glu"ti*nous\, a. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf.
      F. glutineux. See {Gluten}.]
      1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid;
            adhesive; gluey.
  
      2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a
            leaf or gland.

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   Glutinousness \Glu"ti*nous*ness\, n.
      The quality of being glutinous.

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   Glut \Glut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glutting}.] [OE. glotten, fr. OF. glotir, gloutir, L.
      glutire, gluttire; cf. Gr. [?] to eat, Skr. gar. Cf.
      {Gluttion}, {Englut}.]
      1. To swallow, or to swallow greedlly; to gorge.
  
                     Though every drop of water swear against it, And
                     gape at widest to glut him.               --Shak.
  
      2. To fill to satiety; to satisfy fully the desire or craving
            of; to satiate; to sate; to cloy.
  
                     His faithful heart, a bloody sacrifice, Torn from
                     his breast, to glut the tyrant's eyes. --Dryden.
  
                     The realms of nature and of art were ransacked to
                     glut the wonder, lust, and ferocity of a degraded
                     populace.                                          --C. Kingsley.
  
      {To glut the market}, to furnish an oversupply of any article
            of trade, so that there is no sale for it.

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   Glutton \Glut"ton\, a.
      Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing. [bd]Glutton souls.[b8]
      --Dryden.
  
               A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry
               ministry in our days.                              --Fuller.

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   Glutton \Glut"ton\, v. t. & i.
      To glut; to eat voraciously. [Obs.]
  
               Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine. --Lovelace.
  
               Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed.      --Drayton.

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   Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
      gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.]
      1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
  
      2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
  
                     Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo luscus}), of the
            family {Mustelid[91]}, about the size of a large badger.
            It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious,
            whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the
            northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.

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      {Glutton bird} (Zo[94]l.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga
            gigantea}); -- called also {Mother Carey's goose}, and
            {mollymawk}.

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   Gluttony \Glut"ton*y\, n.; pl. {Gluttonies}. [OE. glotonie, OF.
      glotonie, gloutonnie.]
      Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for
      food; voracity.
  
               Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts.
                                                                              --Milton.

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   Gluttonish \Glut"ton*ish\, a.
      Gluttonous; greedy. --Sir P. Sidney.

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   Gluttonize \Glut"ton*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gluttonized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Gluttonizing}.]
      To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to gormandize.
      --Hallywell.

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   Gluttonize \Glut"ton*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gluttonized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Gluttonizing}.]
      To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to gormandize.
      --Hallywell.

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   Gluttonize \Glut"ton*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gluttonized}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Gluttonizing}.]
      To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to gormandize.
      --Hallywell.

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   Gluttonous \Glut"ton*ous\, a.
      Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite;
      voracious; as, a gluttonous age. -- {Glut"ton*ous*ly}, adv.
      -- {Glut"ton*ous*ness}, n.

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   Gluttonous \Glut"ton*ous\, a.
      Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite;
      voracious; as, a gluttonous age. -- {Glut"ton*ous*ly}, adv.
      -- {Glut"ton*ous*ness}, n.

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   Gluttonous \Glut"ton*ous\, a.
      Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite;
      voracious; as, a gluttonous age. -- {Glut"ton*ous*ly}, adv.
      -- {Glut"ton*ous*ness}, n.

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   Gluttony \Glut"ton*y\, n.; pl. {Gluttonies}. [OE. glotonie, OF.
      glotonie, gloutonnie.]
      Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for
      food; voracity.
  
               Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts.
                                                                              --Milton.

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   Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G.
      gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. &
      OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See
      {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.]
      1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious
            metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It
            has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest
            substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and
            very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by
            heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore
            well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au
            (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7.
  
      Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of
               silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver
               increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific
               gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in
               the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity.
               It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in
               slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial
               soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks.
               It also occurs associated with other metallic
               substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined
               with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite,
               sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use,
               and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the
               latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See
               {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the
               pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which
               is used as a toning agent in photography.
  
      2. Money; riches; wealth.
  
                     For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
  
      3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower
            tipped with gold.
  
      4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of
            gold. --Shak.
  
      {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}.
  
      {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under
            {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc.
  
      {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California,
            composed of gold and mercury.
  
      {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold
            leaf.
  
      {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the
            large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves
            of metal during the process of gold-beating.
  
      {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of
            the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden
            beetle}.
  
      {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book
            cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight.
  
      {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}.
  
      {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa.
           
  
      {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7.
  
      {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found
            by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated
            by washing.
  
      {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry.
  
      {Gold-end man}.
            (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry.
            (b) A goldsmith's apprentice.
            (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks
                  like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting.
  
      {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold.
  
      {Gold finder}.
            (a) One who finds gold.
            (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift.
  
      {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent
            yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum
            St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South
            African species of the same genus.
  
      {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and
            others. See {Gold leaf}.
  
      {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups.
  
      {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread.
  
      {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal.
  
      {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and
            used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil.
           
  
      {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein.
  
      {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining
            operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is
            extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above).
  
      {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or
            digging; -- called also a {pepito}.
  
      {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}.
  
      {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Pheasant}.
  
      {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups,
            spoons, etc., made of gold.

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   Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G.
      gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. &
      OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See
      {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.]
      1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious
            metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It
            has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest
            substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and
            very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by
            heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore
            well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au
            (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7.
  
      Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of
               silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver
               increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific
               gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in
               the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity.
               It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in
               slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial
               soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks.
               It also occurs associated with other metallic
               substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined
               with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite,
               sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use,
               and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the
               latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See
               {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the
               pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which
               is used as a toning agent in photography.
  
      2. Money; riches; wealth.
  
                     For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
  
      3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower
            tipped with gold.
  
      4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of
            gold. --Shak.
  
      {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}.
  
      {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under
            {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc.
  
      {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California,
            composed of gold and mercury.
  
      {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold
            leaf.
  
      {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the
            large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves
            of metal during the process of gold-beating.
  
      {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of
            the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden
            beetle}.
  
      {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book
            cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight.
  
      {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}.
  
      {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa.
           
  
      {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7.
  
      {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found
            by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated
            by washing.
  
      {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry.
  
      {Gold-end man}.
            (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry.
            (b) A goldsmith's apprentice.
            (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks
                  like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting.
  
      {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold.
  
      {Gold finder}.
            (a) One who finds gold.
            (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift.
  
      {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent
            yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum
            St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South
            African species of the same genus.
  
      {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and
            others. See {Gold leaf}.
  
      {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups.
  
      {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread.
  
      {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal.
  
      {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and
            used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil.
           
  
      {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein.
  
      {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining
            operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is
            extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above).
  
      {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or
            digging; -- called also a {pepito}.
  
      {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}.
  
      {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Pheasant}.
  
      {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups,
            spoons, etc., made of gold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G.
      gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. &
      OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See
      {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.]
      1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious
            metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It
            has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest
            substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and
            very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by
            heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore
            well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au
            (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7.
  
      Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of
               silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver
               increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific
               gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in
               the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity.
               It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in
               slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial
               soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks.
               It also occurs associated with other metallic
               substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined
               with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite,
               sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use,
               and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the
               latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See
               {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the
               pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which
               is used as a toning agent in photography.
  
      2. Money; riches; wealth.
  
                     For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
  
      3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower
            tipped with gold.
  
      4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of
            gold. --Shak.
  
      {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}.
  
      {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under
            {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc.
  
      {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California,
            composed of gold and mercury.
  
      {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold
            leaf.
  
      {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the
            large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves
            of metal during the process of gold-beating.
  
      {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of
            the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden
            beetle}.
  
      {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book
            cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight.
  
      {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}.
  
      {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa.
           
  
      {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7.
  
      {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found
            by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated
            by washing.
  
      {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry.
  
      {Gold-end man}.
            (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry.
            (b) A goldsmith's apprentice.
            (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks
                  like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting.
  
      {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold.
  
      {Gold finder}.
            (a) One who finds gold.
            (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift.
  
      {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent
            yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum
            St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South
            African species of the same genus.
  
      {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and
            others. See {Gold leaf}.
  
      {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups.
  
      {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread.
  
      {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal.
  
      {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and
            used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil.
           
  
      {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein.
  
      {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining
            operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is
            extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above).
  
      {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or
            digging; -- called also a {pepito}.
  
      {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}.
  
      {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Pheasant}.
  
      {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups,
            spoons, etc., made of gold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G.
      gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. &
      OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See
      {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.]
      1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious
            metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It
            has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest
            substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and
            very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by
            heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore
            well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au
            (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7.
  
      Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of
               silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver
               increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific
               gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in
               the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity.
               It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in
               slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial
               soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks.
               It also occurs associated with other metallic
               substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined
               with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite,
               sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use,
               and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the
               latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See
               {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the
               pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which
               is used as a toning agent in photography.
  
      2. Money; riches; wealth.
  
                     For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
  
      3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower
            tipped with gold.
  
      4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of
            gold. --Shak.
  
      {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}.
  
      {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under
            {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc.
  
      {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California,
            composed of gold and mercury.
  
      {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold
            leaf.
  
      {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the
            large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves
            of metal during the process of gold-beating.
  
      {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of
            the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden
            beetle}.
  
      {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book
            cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight.
  
      {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}.
  
      {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa.
           
  
      {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7.
  
      {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found
            by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated
            by washing.
  
      {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry.
  
      {Gold-end man}.
            (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry.
            (b) A goldsmith's apprentice.
            (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks
                  like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting.
  
      {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold.
  
      {Gold finder}.
            (a) One who finds gold.
            (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift.
  
      {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent
            yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum
            St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South
            African species of the same genus.
  
      {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and
            others. See {Gold leaf}.
  
      {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups.
  
      {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread.
  
      {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal.
  
      {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and
            used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil.
           
  
      {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein.
  
      {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining
            operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is
            extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above).
  
      {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or
            digging; -- called also a {pepito}.
  
      {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}.
  
      {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Pheasant}.
  
      {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups,
            spoons, etc., made of gold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: The
  
      {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is
            now found over most of temperate Europe, but was
            introduced from Asia. The
  
      {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the
  
      {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into
            Oregon. The
  
      {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most
            beautiful species. The
  
      {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and
            several related species from Southern Asia, are very
            beautiful.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]
  
      Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as
               the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.
  
      {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}.
  
      {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese
            pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors.
            The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and
            the under parts are scarlet.
  
      {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local,
            U.S.]
  
      {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo
            ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with
            chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant
            cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
           
  
      {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The pintail.
            (b) The hooded merganser.
  
      {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful
            Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The
            male has the back black, the feathers margined with
            yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing
            coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the
            neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.
  
      {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.)
            (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the
                  Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye
                  Adonis}.
            (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also
                  {Pheasant's-eye pink}.
  
      {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the
            genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found
            in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly
            colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a
            pheasant.
  
      {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood}
            (a), under {Partridge}.
  
      {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail.
  
      {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The sheldrake.
            (b) The hooded merganser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bel \Bel\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. bilva.]
      A thorny rutaceous tree ({[92]gle marmelos}) of India, and
      its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also {Bengal
      quince}, {golden apple}, {wood apple}. The fruit is used
      medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G.
      gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. &
      OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See
      {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.]
      1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious
            metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It
            has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest
            substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and
            very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by
            heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore
            well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au
            (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7.
  
      Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of
               silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver
               increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific
               gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in
               the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity.
               It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in
               slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial
               soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks.
               It also occurs associated with other metallic
               substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined
               with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite,
               sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use,
               and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the
               latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See
               {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the
               pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which
               is used as a toning agent in photography.
  
      2. Money; riches; wealth.
  
                     For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
  
      3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower
            tipped with gold.
  
      4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of
            gold. --Shak.
  
      {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}.
  
      {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under
            {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc.
  
      {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California,
            composed of gold and mercury.
  
      {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold
            leaf.
  
      {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the
            large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves
            of metal during the process of gold-beating.
  
      {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of
            the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden
            beetle}.
  
      {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book
            cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight.
  
      {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}.
  
      {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa.
           
  
      {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7.
  
      {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found
            by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated
            by washing.
  
      {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry.
  
      {Gold-end man}.
            (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry.
            (b) A goldsmith's apprentice.
            (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks
                  like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting.
  
      {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold.
  
      {Gold finder}.
            (a) One who finds gold.
            (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift.
  
      {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent
            yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum
            St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South
            African species of the same genus.
  
      {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and
            others. See {Gold leaf}.
  
      {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups.
  
      {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread.
  
      {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal.
  
      {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and
            used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil.
           
  
      {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein.
  
      {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining
            operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is
            extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above).
  
      {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or
            digging; -- called also a {pepito}.
  
      {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}.
  
      {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Pheasant}.
  
      {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups,
            spoons, etc., made of gold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldfish \Gold"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small domesticated cyprinoid fish ({Carassius
            auratus}); -- so named from its color. It is native of
            China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in
            1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or
            glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also
            {golden fish}, and {golden carp}. See {Telescope fish},
            under {Telescope}.
      (b) A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the
            garibaldi.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muscadine \Mus"ca*dine\, n. [See {Muscadel}.]
      1. (Bot.) A name given to several very different kinds of
            grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong,
            or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent
            stock of the Catawba. See {Grapevine}.
  
      2. (Bot.) A fragrant and delicious pear.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) See {Muscardin}.
  
      {Northern muscadine} (Bot.), a derivative of the northern fox
            grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it.
  
      {Royal muscadine} (Bot.), a European grape of great value.
            Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color.
            Called also {golden chasselas}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buttercup \But"ter*cup`\, n. (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Ranunculus}, or crowfoot, particularly
      {R. bulbosus}, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also
      {butterflower}, {golden cup}, and {kingcup}. It is the
      {cuckoobud} of Shakespeare.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buttercup \But"ter*cup`\, n. (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Ranunculus}, or crowfoot, particularly
      {R. bulbosus}, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also
      {butterflower}, {golden cup}, and {kingcup}. It is the
      {cuckoobud} of Shakespeare.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldfish \Gold"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small domesticated cyprinoid fish ({Carassius
            auratus}); -- so named from its color. It is native of
            China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in
            1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or
            glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also
            {golden fish}, and {golden carp}. See {Telescope fish},
            under {Telescope}.
      (b) A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the
            garibaldi.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fleece \Fleece\, n. [OE. flees, AS. fle[a2]s; akin to D. flies,
      vlies .]
      1. The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other
            similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or
            animal, at one time.
  
                     Who shore me Like a tame wether, all my precious
                     fleece.                                             --Milton.
  
      2. Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
  
      3. (Manuf.) The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the
            doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
  
      {Fleece wool}, wool shorn from the sheep.
  
      {Golden fleece}. See under {Golden}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moly \Mo"ly\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].]
      1. A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and
            white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes
            to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe. --Milton.
  
      2. (Bot.) A kind of garlic ({Allium Moly}) with large yellow
            flowers; -- called also {golden garlic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Legend \Leg"end\ (l[ecr]j"[ecr]nd [or] l[emac]"j[ecr]nd; 277),
      n. [OE. legende, OF. legende, F. l[82]gende, LL. legenda, fr.
      L. legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to
      Gr. le`gein to gather, speak. Cf. {Collect}, {Dialogue},
      {Lesson}, {Logic}.]
      1. That which is appointed to be read; especially, a
            chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly
            read at matins, and in the refectories of religious
            houses.
  
      2. A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous
            nature. --Addison.
  
      3. Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not
            verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.
  
                     And in this legend all that glorious deed Read,
                     whilst you arm you.                           --Fairfax.
  
      4. An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the
            field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic
            shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
  
      {Golden legend}. See under {Golden}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Legend \Leg"end\ (l[ecr]j"[ecr]nd [or] l[emac]"j[ecr]nd; 277),
      n. [OE. legende, OF. legende, F. l[82]gende, LL. legenda, fr.
      L. legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to
      Gr. le`gein to gather, speak. Cf. {Collect}, {Dialogue},
      {Lesson}, {Logic}.]
      1. That which is appointed to be read; especially, a
            chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly
            read at matins, and in the refectories of religious
            houses.
  
      2. A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous
            nature. --Addison.
  
      3. Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not
            verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.
  
                     And in this legend all that glorious deed Read,
                     whilst you arm you.                           --Fairfax.
  
      4. An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the
            field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic
            shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
  
      {Golden legend}. See under {Golden}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:
      (a) The {Pagrus, [or] Chrysophrys, auratus}, a valuable food
            fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its
            golden-colored head); -- called also {giltpoll}.
      (b) The {Crenilabrus melops}, of the British coasts; --
            called also {golden maid}, {conner}, {sea partridge}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Marcasite \Mar"ca*site\, n. [F. marcassite; cf. It. marcassita,
      Sp. marquesita, Pg. marquezita; all fr. Ar. marqash[c6]tha.]
      (Min.)
      A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites
      in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.
  
      {Golden marcasite}, tin. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Duck mole}. See under {Duck}.
  
      {Golden mole}. See {Chrysochlore}.
  
      {Mole cricket} (Zo[94]l.), an orthopterous insect of the
            genus {Gryllotalpa}, which excavates subterranean
            galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those
            of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots
            of plants. The common European species ({Gryllotalpa
            vulgaris}), and the American ({G. borealis}), are the best
            known.
  
      {Mole rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old
            World rodents of the genera {Spalax}, {Georychus}, and
            several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and
            habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary.
  
      {Mole shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            short-tailed American shrews of the genus {Blarina}, esp.
            {B. brevicauda}.
  
      {Water mole}, the duck mole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: The
  
      {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is
            now found over most of temperate Europe, but was
            introduced from Asia. The
  
      {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the
  
      {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into
            Oregon. The
  
      {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most
            beautiful species. The
  
      {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and
            several related species from Southern Asia, are very
            beautiful.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]
  
      Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as
               the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.
  
      {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}.
  
      {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese
            pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors.
            The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and
            the under parts are scarlet.
  
      {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local,
            U.S.]
  
      {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo
            ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with
            chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant
            cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
           
  
      {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The pintail.
            (b) The hooded merganser.
  
      {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful
            Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The
            male has the back black, the feathers margined with
            yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing
            coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the
            neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.
  
      {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.)
            (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the
                  Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye
                  Adonis}.
            (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also
                  {Pheasant's-eye pink}.
  
      {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the
            genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found
            in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly
            colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a
            pheasant.
  
      {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood}
            (a), under {Partridge}.
  
      {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail.
  
      {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The sheldrake.
            (b) The hooded merganser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: The
  
      {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is
            now found over most of temperate Europe, but was
            introduced from Asia. The
  
      {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the
  
      {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into
            Oregon. The
  
      {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most
            beautiful species. The
  
      {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and
            several related species from Southern Asia, are very
            beautiful.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]
  
      Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as
               the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.
  
      {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}.
  
      {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese
            pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors.
            The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and
            the under parts are scarlet.
  
      {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local,
            U.S.]
  
      {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo
            ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with
            chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant
            cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
           
  
      {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The pintail.
            (b) The hooded merganser.
  
      {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful
            Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The
            male has the back black, the feathers margined with
            yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing
            coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the
            neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.
  
      {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.)
            (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the
                  Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye
                  Adonis}.
            (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also
                  {Pheasant's-eye pink}.
  
      {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the
            genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found
            in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly
            colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a
            pheasant.
  
      {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood}
            (a), under {Partridge}.
  
      {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail.
  
      {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The sheldrake.
            (b) The hooded merganser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain
      bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from
      pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See
      {Float}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds
            belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially
            those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They
            are prized as game birds.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,
            the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola});
            the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and
            other species of sandpipers.
  
      Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied,
               [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola})
               of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover},
               {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and
               {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the
               {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}).
               See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis
               meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the
               {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the
               {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all
               small American species.
  
      {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing.
  
      {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}.
           
  
      {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover.
            [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Whistling plover}.
            (a) The golden plover.
            (b) The black-bellied plover.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain
      bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from
      pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See
      {Float}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds
            belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially
            those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They
            are prized as game birds.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,
            the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola});
            the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and
            other species of sandpipers.
  
      Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied,
               [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola})
               of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover},
               {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and
               {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the
               {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}).
               See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis
               meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the
               {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the
               {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all
               small American species.
  
      {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing.
  
      {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}.
           
  
      {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover.
            [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Whistling plover}.
            (a) The golden plover.
            (b) The black-bellied plover.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
      meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
      akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)
      + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
            having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
            redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
      (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
            the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
            olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
            {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
      (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
            genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
            the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
      (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
            See {Indian robin}, below.
  
      {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
            {Knot}.
  
      {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.
  
      {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
  
      {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.
  
      {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.
  
      {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
            {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
            white on the wings.
  
      {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
            saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
            glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
           
  
      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.
  
      {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
            ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
            European robin.
  
      {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European robin.
      (b) The American robin.
      (c) The American bluebird.
  
      {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
      (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  
      {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
            genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
            also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
            gurnard.
      (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
           
  
      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
            fuliginosa}), native of India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\ Baltimore oriole \Bal"ti*more
   o"ri*ole\ (Zo[94]l.)
      A common American bird ({Icterus galbula}), named after Lord
      Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like
      those of his coat of arms; -- called also {golden robin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
      meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
      akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)
      + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
            having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
            redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
      (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
            the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
            olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
            {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
      (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
            genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
            the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
      (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
            See {Indian robin}, below.
  
      {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
            {Knot}.
  
      {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.
  
      {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
  
      {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.
  
      {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.
  
      {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
            {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
            white on the wings.
  
      {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
            saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
            glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
           
  
      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.
  
      {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
            ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
            European robin.
  
      {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European robin.
      (b) The American robin.
      (c) The American bluebird.
  
      {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
      (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  
      {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
            genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
            also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
            gurnard.
      (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
           
  
      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
            fuliginosa}), native of India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\ Baltimore oriole \Bal"ti*more
   o"ri*ole\ (Zo[94]l.)
      A common American bird ({Icterus galbula}), named after Lord
      Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like
      those of his coat of arms; -- called also {golden robin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
      meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
      akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)
      + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
            having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
            redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
      (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
            the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
            olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
            {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
      (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
            genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
            the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
      (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
            See {Indian robin}, below.
  
      {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
            {Knot}.
  
      {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.
  
      {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
  
      {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.
  
      {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.
  
      {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
            {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
            white on the wings.
  
      {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
            saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
            glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
           
  
      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.
  
      {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
            ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
            European robin.
  
      {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European robin.
      (b) The American robin.
      (c) The American bluebird.
  
      {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
      (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  
      {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
            genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
            also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
            gurnard.
      (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
           
  
      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
            fuliginosa}), native of India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\ Baltimore oriole \Bal"ti*more
   o"ri*ole\ (Zo[94]l.)
      A common American bird ({Icterus galbula}), named after Lord
      Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like
      those of his coat of arms; -- called also {golden robin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ruddock \Rud"dock\, n. [AS. ruddic; cf. W. rhuddog the
      redbreast. [root]113. See {Rud}, n.] [Written also
      {raddock}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The European robin. [bd]The tame ruddock and
            the coward kite.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      2. A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of
            coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also {red
            ruddock}, and {golden ruddock}. [Obs.]
  
                     Great pieces of gold . . . red ruddocks. --Florio.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Samphire \Sam"phire\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [F. l'herbe de Saint
      Pierre. See {Saint}, and {Petrel}.] (Bot.)
      (a) A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant
            ({Crithmum maritimum}). It grows among rocks and on
            cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.
  
                     Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
                                                                              --Shak.
      (b) The species of glasswort ({Salicornia herbacea}); --
            called in England {marsh samphire}.
      (c) A seashore shrub ({Borrichia arborescens}) of the West
            Indies.
  
      {Golden samphire}. See under {Golden}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
      saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
      cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras},
      {Saxon}.] (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}, mostly perennial herbs
      growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
  
      {Burnet saxifrage}, a European umbelliferous plant
            ({Pimpinella Saxifraga}).
  
      {Golden saxifrage}, a low half-succulent herb
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}) growing in rivulets in
            Europe; also, {C. Americanum}, common in the United
            States. See also under {Golden}.
  
      {Meadow saxifrage}, or {Pepper saxifrage}. See under
            {Meadow}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Orangeroot \Or"ange*root`\, n. (Bot.)
      An American ranunculaceous plant ({Hidrastis Canadensis}),
      having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called {yellowroot},
      {golden seal}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Orangeroot \Or"ange*root`\, n. (Bot.)
      An American ranunculaceous plant ({Hidrastis Canadensis}),
      having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called {yellowroot},
      {golden seal}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden State \Gold"en State\
      California; -- a nickname alluding to its rich gold deposits.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quesal \Que*sal"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The long-tailed, or resplendent, trogon ({Pharomachus
      mocinno}, formerly {Trogon resplendens}), native of Southern
      Mexico and Central America. Called also {quetzal}, and
      {golden trogon}.
  
      Note: The male is remarkable for the brilliant metallic green
               and gold colors of his plumage, and for his extremely
               long plumes, which often exceed three feet in length.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rainbow \Rain"bow`\, n. [AS. regenboga, akin to G. regenbogen.
      See {Rain}, and {Bow} anything bent,]
      A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several
      colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the
      hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and
      reflection of the sun's rays in drops of falling rain.
  
      Note: Besides the ordinary bow, called also primary rainbow,
               which is formed by two refractions and one reflection,
               there is also another often seen exterior to it, called
               the secondary rainbow, concentric with the first, and
               separated from it by a small interval. It is formed by
               two refractions and two reflections, is much fainter
               than the primary bow, and has its colors arranged in
               the reverse order from those of the latter.
  
      {Lunar rainbow}, a fainter arch or rainbow, formed by the
            moon.
  
      {Marine rainbow}, [or] {Sea bow}, a similar bow seen in the
            spray of waves at sea.
  
      {Rainbow trout} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored trout
            ({Salmoirideus}), native of the mountains of California,
            but now extensively introduced into the Eastern States.
            Japan, and other countries; -- called also {brook trout},
            {mountain trout}, and {golden trout}.
  
      {Rainbow wrasse}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Wrasse}.
  
      {Supernumerary rainbow}, a smaller bow, usually of red and
            green colors only, sometimes seen within the primary or
            without the secondary rainbow, and in contact with them.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]
      [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin
      to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,
      Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]
      greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.
      {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]
      Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or
      brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the
      solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
  
               Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
               A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,
               the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.
  
               The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
  
      {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in
            which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly
            smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms
            are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and
            jaundice.
  
      {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.
  
      {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass
            ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the
            Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with
            several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called
            also {barfish}.
  
      {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under
            {Persian}.
  
      {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.
  
      {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.
  
      {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga
            Cham[91]pitys}).
  
      {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.
  
      {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the
            bashaw.
  
      {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
            called also {copiapite}.
  
      {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
            pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.
  
      {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
            ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.
           
  
      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.
  
      {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
            used as a yellow pigment.
  
      {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile
            disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,
            producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black
            vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},
            and 3d {Flag}.
  
      {Yellow jack}.
      (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.
      (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.
  
      {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the
            color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are
            noted for their irritability, and for their painful
            stings.
  
      {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.
  
      {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.
  
      {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.
  
      {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown
            iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
  
      {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant
            ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye
            daisy.
  
      {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See
            {Perch}.
  
      {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.
  
      {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,
            their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the
            most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.
            palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.
            ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and
            Pacific States.
  
      {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.
  
      {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
            is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
            corrosive sublimate to limewater.
  
      {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.
  
      {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana
            Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,
            darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish
            yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also
            {yellow crake}.
  
      {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},
            and {Rocket}.
  
      {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European
            stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by
            anglers.
  
      {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.
  
      {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus
            inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to
            ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed
            with black, and anteriorly with black lines.
  
      {Yellow spot}.
      (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the
            fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision
            is most accurate. See {Eye}.
      (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})
            of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a
            large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind
            wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's
            skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.
  
      {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of
            India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow
            and green.
  
      {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.
  
      {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the
            predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},
            which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called
            also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer
            yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.
           
  
      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
            water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
            to limewater.
  
      {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European willow warbler.
      (b) The European wood warbler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]
      [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin
      to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,
      Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]
      greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.
      {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]
      Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or
      brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the
      solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
  
               Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
               A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,
               the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.
  
               The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
  
      {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in
            which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly
            smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms
            are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and
            jaundice.
  
      {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.
  
      {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass
            ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the
            Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with
            several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called
            also {barfish}.
  
      {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under
            {Persian}.
  
      {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.
  
      {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.
  
      {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga
            Cham[91]pitys}).
  
      {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.
  
      {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the
            bashaw.
  
      {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
            called also {copiapite}.
  
      {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
            pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.
  
      {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
            ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.
           
  
      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.
  
      {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
            used as a yellow pigment.
  
      {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile
            disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,
            producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black
            vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},
            and 3d {Flag}.
  
      {Yellow jack}.
      (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.
      (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.
  
      {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the
            color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are
            noted for their irritability, and for their painful
            stings.
  
      {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.
  
      {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.
  
      {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.
  
      {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown
            iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
  
      {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant
            ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye
            daisy.
  
      {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See
            {Perch}.
  
      {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.
  
      {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,
            their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the
            most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.
            palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.
            ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and
            Pacific States.
  
      {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.
  
      {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
            is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
            corrosive sublimate to limewater.
  
      {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.
  
      {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana
            Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,
            darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish
            yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also
            {yellow crake}.
  
      {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},
            and {Rocket}.
  
      {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European
            stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by
            anglers.
  
      {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.
  
      {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus
            inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to
            ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed
            with black, and anteriorly with black lines.
  
      {Yellow spot}.
      (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the
            fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision
            is most accurate. See {Eye}.
      (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})
            of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a
            large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind
            wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's
            skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.
  
      {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of
            India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow
            and green.
  
      {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.
  
      {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the
            predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},
            which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called
            also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer
            yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.
           
  
      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
            water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
            to limewater.
  
      {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European willow warbler.
      (b) The European wood warbler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,
      from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]
      1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  
      2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  
      3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
            auspicious; as, golden opinions.
  
      {Golden age}.
            (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
                  manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,
                  bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
            (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
                  14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
                  Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
            (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
                  it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
                  greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
                  considered the golden age of English literature.
  
      {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
            pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
            coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
            London having been Lombards.
  
      {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.
  
      {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named
            from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
  
      {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
            aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
            flowers.
  
      {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.
  
      {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle
            ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
            North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow
            tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety
            is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year
            is the {ring-tailed eagle}.
  
      {Golden fleece}.
            (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
                  from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
                  Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
                  Argonautic expedition.
            (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
                  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
                  {Toison d'Or}.
  
      {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
  
      {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
            with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.
           
  
      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
            overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
            century.
  
      {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])
            written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the
            13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,
            and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
            entitled.
  
      {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]
  
      {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
            sufficiency without excess; moderation.
  
                     Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.
  
      {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African
            Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling
            moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
            purple, and gold.
  
      {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
            lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
            is so called from having formerly been written in the
            calendar in gold.
  
      {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.
  
      {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.
  
      {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
           
  
      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.
            apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,
            black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common
            American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called
            {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.
  
      {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.
           
  
      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
            the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
            church or person in recognition of special services
            rendered to the Holy See.
  
      {Golden rule}.
            (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
                  Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
            (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
  
      {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
            crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
  
      {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
            ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet
            places in early spring.
  
      {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
            ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock
            and large rounded leaves.
  
      {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the
            pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow
            powder.
  
      {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler
            ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
            warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.
  
      {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous
            insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are
            golden, blue, and green.
  
      {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {White elm} (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus
            Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of
            wheels, and for other purposes.
  
      {White ensign}. See {Saint George's ensign}, under {Saint}.
           
  
      {White feather}, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show
            the white feather}, under {Feather}, n.
  
      {White fir} (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees
            of the Pacific States, as {Abies grandis}, and {A.
            concolor}.
  
      {White flesher} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. See under
            {Ruffed}. [Canada]
  
      {White frost}. See {Hoarfrost}.
  
      {White game} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan.
  
      {White garnet} (Min.), leucite.
  
      {White grass} (Bot.), an American grass ({Leersia Virginica})
            with greenish-white pale[91].
  
      {White grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The white ptarmigan.
            (b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {White grub} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the June bug and other
            allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and
            other plants, and often do much damage.
  
      {White hake} (Zo[94]l.), the squirrel hake. See under
            {Squirrel}.
  
      {White hawk}, [or] {kite} (Zo[94]l.), the hen harrier.
  
      {White heat}, the temperature at which bodies become
            incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which
            they emit.
  
      {White hellebore} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Veratrum}
            ({V. album}) See {Hellebore}, 2.
  
      {White herring}, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as
            distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak.
  
      {White hoolet} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {White horses} (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps.
  
      {The White House}. See under {House}.
  
      {White ibis} (Zo[94]l.), an American ibis ({Guara alba})
            having the plumage pure white, except the tips of the
            wings, which are black. It inhabits tropical America and
            the Southern United States. Called also {Spanish curlew}.
           
  
      {White iron}.
            (a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.
            (b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large
                  proportion of combined carbon.
  
      {White iron pyrites} (Min.), marcasite.
  
      {White land}, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,
            but blackish after rain. [Eng.]
  
      {White lark} (Zo[94]l.), the snow bunting.
  
      {White lead}.
            (a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for
                  other purposes; ceruse.
            (b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite.
  
      {White leather}, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and
            salt.
  
      {White leg} (Med.), milk leg. See under {Milk}.
  
      {White lettuce} (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under
            {Rattlesnake}.
  
      {White lie}. See under {Lie}.
  
      {White light}.
            (a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the
                  same proportion as in the light coming directly from
                  the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing
                  through a prism. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1.
            (b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white
                  illumination for signals, etc.
  
      {White lime}, a solution or preparation of lime for
            whitewashing; whitewash.
  
      {White line} (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line,
            on a printed page; a blank line.
  
      {White meat}.
            (a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.
            (b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.
  
                           Driving their cattle continually with them, and
                           feeding only upon their milk and white meats.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      {White merganser} (Zo[94]l.), the smew.
  
      {White metal}.
            (a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,
                  etc.
            (b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a
                  certain stage in copper smelting.
  
      {White miller}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common clothes moth.
            (b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma
                  Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black
                  spots; -- called also {ermine moth}, and {virgin
                  moth}. See {Woolly bear}, under {Woolly}.
  
      {White money}, silver money.
  
      {White mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the albino variety of the common
            mouse.
  
      {White mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a silvery mullet ({Mugil curema})
            ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; --
            called also {blue-back mullet}, and {liza}.
  
      {White nun} (Zo[94]l.), the smew; -- so called from the white
            crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its
            head, which give the appearance of a hood.
  
      {White oak}. (Bot.) See under {Oak}.
  
      {White owl}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The snowy owl.
            (b) The barn owl.
  
      {White partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan.
  
      {White perch}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A North American fresh-water bass ({Morone Americana})
                  valued as a food fish.
            (b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum.
            (c) Any California surf fish.
  
      {White pine}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Pine}.
  
      {White poplar} (Bot.), a European tree ({Populus alba}) often
            cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele.
  
      {White poppy} (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See {Poppy}.
           
  
      {White powder}, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to
            exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.
            [Obs.]
  
                     A pistol charged with white powder.   --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {White precipitate}. (Old Chem.) See under {Precipitate}.
  
      {White rabbit}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage.
            (b) An albino rabbit.
  
      {White rent},
            (a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; --
                  opposed to black rent. See {Blackmail}, n., 3.
            (b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by
                  every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of
                  Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {White rhinoceros}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros
                  Indicus}). See {Rhinoceros}.
            (b) The umhofo.
  
      {White ribbon}, the distinctive badge of certain
            organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral
            purity; as, the White-ribbon Army.
  
      {White rope} (Naut.), untarred hemp rope.
  
      {White rot}. (Bot.)
            (a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and
                  butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease
                  called rot in sheep.
            (b) A disease of grapes. See {White rot}, under {Rot}.
  
      {White sage} (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia
            lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter
            fat}.
  
      {White salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the silver salmon.
  
      {White salt}, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.
  
      {White scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus Nerii})
            injurious to the orange tree. See {Orange scale}, under
            {Orange}.
  
      {White shark} (Zo[94]l.), a species of man-eating shark. See
            under {Shark}.
  
      {White softening}. (Med.) See {Softening of the brain}, under
            {Softening}.
  
      {White spruce}. (Bot.) See {Spruce}, n., 1.
  
      {White squall} (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious
            blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach
            otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on
            the surface of the sea.
  
      {White staff}, the badge of the lord high treasurer of
            England. --Macaulay.
  
      {White stork} (Zo[94]l.), the common European stork.
  
      {White sturgeon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Shovelnose}
            (d) .
  
      {White sucker}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common sucker.
            (b) The common red horse ({Moxostoma macrolepidotum}).
  
      {White swelling} (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee,
            produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial
            membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of
            the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also
            to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.
  
      {White tombac}. See {Tombac}.
  
      {White trout} (Zo[94]l.), the white weakfish, or silver
            squeteague ({Cynoscion nothus}), of the Southern United
            States.
  
      {White vitriol} (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White
            vitriol}, under {Vitriol}.
  
      {White wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the common, or pied, wagtail.
  
      {White wax}, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.
  
      {White whale} (Zo[94]l.), the beluga.
  
      {White widgeon} (Zo[94]l.), the smew.
  
      {White wine}. any wine of a clear, transparent color,
            bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; --
            distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and
            Burgundy. [bd]White wine of Lepe.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      {White witch}, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers
            are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent
            purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather.
  
      {White wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A light-colored wolf ({Canis laniger}) native of
                  Thibet; -- called also {chanco}, {golden wolf}, and
                  {Thibetan wolf}.
            (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.
  
      {White wren} (Zo[94]l.), the willow warbler; -- so called
            from the color of the under parts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin
      to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [umac]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan.
      ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr.
      ly`kos, Skr. v[rsdot]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag,
      tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage
            carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely
            allied to the common dog. The best-known and most
            destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}),
            the American gray, or timber, wolf ({C. occidentalis}),
            and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in
            packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy,
            larv[91] of several species of beetles and grain moths;
            as, the bee wolf.
  
      3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person
            or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled
            hard to keep the wolf from the door.
  
      4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
  
      5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.]
  
                     If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf
                     into thy side.                                    --Jer. Taylor.
  
      6. (Mus.)
            (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an
                  organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.
            (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective
                  vibration in certain notes of the scale.
  
      7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight.
  
      {Black wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common
                  in the Pyrenees.
            (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.
  
      {Golden wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis
            laniger}); -- called also {chanco}.
  
      {Indian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes})
            which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}.
           
  
      {Prairie wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the coyote.
  
      {Sea wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Strand wolf} (Zo[94]l.) the striped hyena.
  
      {Tasmanian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the zebra wolf.
  
      {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena.
  
      {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to
            prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson.
  
      {Wolf dog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,
                  supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of
                  the St. Bernard dog.
            (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used
                  formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.
            (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo
                  dog.
  
      {Wolf eel} (Zo[94]l.), a wolf fish.
  
      {Wolf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,
            voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas},
            especially the common species ({A. lupus}) of Europe and
            North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful
            jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea wolf}, {stone
            biter}, and {swinefish}.
  
      {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great
            numbers of fish.
  
      {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple
            ({Lycopersicum esculentum}).
  
      {Wolf spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            running ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or
            family {Lycosid[91]}. These spiders run about rapidly in
            search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or
            blackish in color. See Illust. in App.
  
      {Zebra wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial
            ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called
            also {Tasmanian wolf}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {White elm} (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus
            Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of
            wheels, and for other purposes.
  
      {White ensign}. See {Saint George's ensign}, under {Saint}.
           
  
      {White feather}, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show
            the white feather}, under {Feather}, n.
  
      {White fir} (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees
            of the Pacific States, as {Abies grandis}, and {A.
            concolor}.
  
      {White flesher} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. See under
            {Ruffed}. [Canada]
  
      {White frost}. See {Hoarfrost}.
  
      {White game} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan.
  
      {White garnet} (Min.), leucite.
  
      {White grass} (Bot.), an American grass ({Leersia Virginica})
            with greenish-white pale[91].
  
      {White grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The white ptarmigan.
            (b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {White grub} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the June bug and other
            allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and
            other plants, and often do much damage.
  
      {White hake} (Zo[94]l.), the squirrel hake. See under
            {Squirrel}.
  
      {White hawk}, [or] {kite} (Zo[94]l.), the hen harrier.
  
      {White heat}, the temperature at which bodies become
            incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which
            they emit.
  
      {White hellebore} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Veratrum}
            ({V. album}) See {Hellebore}, 2.
  
      {White herring}, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as
            distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak.
  
      {White hoolet} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {White horses} (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps.
  
      {The White House}. See under {House}.
  
      {White ibis} (Zo[94]l.), an American ibis ({Guara alba})
            having the plumage pure white, except the tips of the
            wings, which are black. It inhabits tropical America and
            the Southern United States. Called also {Spanish curlew}.
           
  
      {White iron}.
            (a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.
            (b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large
                  proportion of combined carbon.
  
      {White iron pyrites} (Min.), marcasite.
  
      {White land}, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,
            but blackish after rain. [Eng.]
  
      {White lark} (Zo[94]l.), the snow bunting.
  
      {White lead}.
            (a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for
                  other purposes; ceruse.
            (b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite.
  
      {White leather}, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and
            salt.
  
      {White leg} (Med.), milk leg. See under {Milk}.
  
      {White lettuce} (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under
            {Rattlesnake}.
  
      {White lie}. See under {Lie}.
  
      {White light}.
            (a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the
                  same proportion as in the light coming directly from
                  the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing
                  through a prism. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1.
            (b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white
                  illumination for signals, etc.
  
      {White lime}, a solution or preparation of lime for
            whitewashing; whitewash.
  
      {White line} (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line,
            on a printed page; a blank line.
  
      {White meat}.
            (a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.
            (b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.
  
                           Driving their cattle continually with them, and
                           feeding only upon their milk and white meats.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      {White merganser} (Zo[94]l.), the smew.
  
      {White metal}.
            (a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,
                  etc.
            (b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a
                  certain stage in copper smelting.
  
      {White miller}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common clothes moth.
            (b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma
                  Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black
                  spots; -- called also {ermine moth}, and {virgin
                  moth}. See {Woolly bear}, under {Woolly}.
  
      {White money}, silver money.
  
      {White mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the albino variety of the common
            mouse.
  
      {White mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a silvery mullet ({Mugil curema})
            ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; --
            called also {blue-back mullet}, and {liza}.
  
      {White nun} (Zo[94]l.), the smew; -- so called from the white
            crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its
            head, which give the appearance of a hood.
  
      {White oak}. (Bot.) See under {Oak}.
  
      {White owl}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The snowy owl.
            (b) The barn owl.
  
      {White partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan.
  
      {White perch}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A North American fresh-water bass ({Morone Americana})
                  valued as a food fish.
            (b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum.
            (c) Any California surf fish.
  
      {White pine}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Pine}.
  
      {White poplar} (Bot.), a European tree ({Populus alba}) often
            cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele.
  
      {White poppy} (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See {Poppy}.
           
  
      {White powder}, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to
            exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.
            [Obs.]
  
                     A pistol charged with white powder.   --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {White precipitate}. (Old Chem.) See under {Precipitate}.
  
      {White rabbit}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage.
            (b) An albino rabbit.
  
      {White rent},
            (a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; --
                  opposed to black rent. See {Blackmail}, n., 3.
            (b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by
                  every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of
                  Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {White rhinoceros}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros
                  Indicus}). See {Rhinoceros}.
            (b) The umhofo.
  
      {White ribbon}, the distinctive badge of certain
            organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral
            purity; as, the White-ribbon Army.
  
      {White rope} (Naut.), untarred hemp rope.
  
      {White rot}. (Bot.)
            (a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and
                  butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease
                  called rot in sheep.
            (b) A disease of grapes. See {White rot}, under {Rot}.
  
      {White sage} (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia
            lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter
            fat}.
  
      {White salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the silver salmon.
  
      {White salt}, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.
  
      {White scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus Nerii})
            injurious to the orange tree. See {Orange scale}, under
            {Orange}.
  
      {White shark} (Zo[94]l.), a species of man-eating shark. See
            under {Shark}.
  
      {White softening}. (Med.) See {Softening of the brain}, under
            {Softening}.
  
      {White spruce}. (Bot.) See {Spruce}, n., 1.
  
      {White squall} (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious
            blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach
            otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on
            the surface of the sea.
  
      {White staff}, the badge of the lord high treasurer of
            England. --Macaulay.
  
      {White stork} (Zo[94]l.), the common European stork.
  
      {White sturgeon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Shovelnose}
            (d) .
  
      {White sucker}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common sucker.
            (b) The common red horse ({Moxostoma macrolepidotum}).
  
      {White swelling} (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee,
            produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial
            membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of
            the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also
            to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.
  
      {White tombac}. See {Tombac}.
  
      {White trout} (Zo[94]l.), the white weakfish, or silver
            squeteague ({Cynoscion nothus}), of the Southern United
            States.
  
      {White vitriol} (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White
            vitriol}, under {Vitriol}.
  
      {White wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the common, or pied, wagtail.
  
      {White wax}, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.
  
      {White whale} (Zo[94]l.), the beluga.
  
      {White widgeon} (Zo[94]l.), the smew.
  
      {White wine}. any wine of a clear, transparent color,
            bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; --
            distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and
            Burgundy. [bd]White wine of Lepe.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      {White witch}, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers
            are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent
            purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather.
  
      {White wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A light-colored wolf ({Canis laniger}) native of
                  Thibet; -- called also {chanco}, {golden wolf}, and
                  {Thibetan wolf}.
            (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.
  
      {White wren} (Zo[94]l.), the willow warbler; -- so called
            from the color of the under parts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin
      to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [umac]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan.
      ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr.
      ly`kos, Skr. v[rsdot]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag,
      tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage
            carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely
            allied to the common dog. The best-known and most
            destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}),
            the American gray, or timber, wolf ({C. occidentalis}),
            and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in
            packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy,
            larv[91] of several species of beetles and grain moths;
            as, the bee wolf.
  
      3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person
            or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled
            hard to keep the wolf from the door.
  
      4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
  
      5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.]
  
                     If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf
                     into thy side.                                    --Jer. Taylor.
  
      6. (Mus.)
            (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an
                  organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.
            (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective
                  vibration in certain notes of the scale.
  
      7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight.
  
      {Black wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common
                  in the Pyrenees.
            (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.
  
      {Golden wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis
            laniger}); -- called also {chanco}.
  
      {Indian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes})
            which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}.
           
  
      {Prairie wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the coyote.
  
      {Sea wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Strand wolf} (Zo[94]l.) the striped hyena.
  
      {Tasmanian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the zebra wolf.
  
      {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena.
  
      {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to
            prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson.
  
      {Wolf dog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,
                  supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of
                  the St. Bernard dog.
            (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used
                  formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.
            (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo
                  dog.
  
      {Wolf eel} (Zo[94]l.), a wolf fish.
  
      {Wolf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,
            voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas},
            especially the common species ({A. lupus}) of Europe and
            North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful
            jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea wolf}, {stone
            biter}, and {swinefish}.
  
      {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great
            numbers of fish.
  
      {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple
            ({Lycopersicum esculentum}).
  
      {Wolf spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            running ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or
            family {Lycosid[91]}. These spiders run about rapidly in
            search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or
            blackish in color. See Illust. in App.
  
      {Zebra wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial
            ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called
            also {Tasmanian wolf}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin
      to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]
      1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including
            many species, most of which are characterized often used
            as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. [bd]A
            wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.[b8] --Sir W.
            Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
            person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
  
                     And I must wear the willow garland For him that's
                     dead or false to me.                           --Campbell.
  
      2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is
            opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
            projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
            with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
            been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
            though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
            winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called
            also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}.
  
      {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See
            under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}.
  
      {Willow biter} (Zo[94]l.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Willow fly} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish European stone fly
            ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}.
  
      {Willow gall} (Zo[94]l.), a conical, scaly gall produced on
            willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia
            strobiloides}).
  
      {Willow grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. See
            {ptarmigan}.
  
      {Willow lark} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Willow ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
                  See under {Reed}.
            (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia,
                  Africa, and Southern Europe.
  
      {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
            largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively
            used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for
            tea. --McElrath.
  
      {Willow thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the veery, or
            Wilson's thrush. See {Veery}.
  
      {Willow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a very small European warbler
            ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird},
            {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William},
            {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldcrest \Gold"crest`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The European golden-crested kinglet ({Regulus cristatus}, or
      {R. regulus}); -- called also {golden-crested wren}, and
      {golden wren}. The name is also sometimes applied to the
      American golden-crested kinglet. See {Kinglet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yard \Yard\, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a
      measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde,
      G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad,
      sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf.
      {Gad}, n., {Gird}, n., {Gride}, v. i., {Hastate}.]
      1. A rod; a stick; a staff. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.
  
                     If men smote it with a yerde.            --Chaucer.
  
      2. A branch; a twig. [Obs.]
  
                     The bitter frosts with the sleet and rain Destroyed
                     hath the green in every yerd.            --Chaucer.
  
      3. A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. [Obs.]
  
      4. A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six
            inches, being the standard of English and American
            measure.
  
      5. The penis.
  
      6. (Naut.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical,
            tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and
            extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center
            to the mast. See Illust. of {Ship}.
  
      {Golden Yard}, or {Yard and Ell} (Astron.), a popular name of
            the three stars in the belt of Orion.
  
      {Under yard} [i. e., under the rod], under contract. [Obs.]
            --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kinglet \King"let\, n.
      1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small singing
            birds of the genus {Regulus} and family {Sylviid[91]}.
  
      Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ({Regulus satrapa}), and the
               rubycrowned kinglet ({R. calendula}), are the most
               common American species. The common English kinglet
               ({R. cristatus}) is also called {golden-crested wren},
               {moonie}, and {marigold finch}. The kinglets are often
               popularly called {wrens}, both in America and England.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldcrest \Gold"crest`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The European golden-crested kinglet ({Regulus cristatus}, or
      {R. regulus}); -- called also {golden-crested wren}, and
      {golden wren}. The name is also sometimes applied to the
      American golden-crested kinglet. See {Kinglet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ovenbird \Ov"en*bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any species of the genus {Furnarius}, allied to the
            creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies,
            and construct curious oven-shaped nests.
      (b) In the United States, {Seiurus aurocapillus}; -- called
            also {golden-crowned thrush}.
      (c) In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and
            to the long-tailed titmouse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G.
      gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. &
      OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See
      {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.]
      1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious
            metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It
            has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest
            substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and
            very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by
            heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore
            well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au
            (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7.
  
      Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of
               silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver
               increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific
               gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in
               the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity.
               It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in
               slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial
               soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks.
               It also occurs associated with other metallic
               substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined
               with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite,
               sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use,
               and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the
               latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See
               {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the
               pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which
               is used as a toning agent in photography.
  
      2. Money; riches; wealth.
  
                     For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
  
      3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower
            tipped with gold.
  
      4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of
            gold. --Shak.
  
      {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}.
  
      {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under
            {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc.
  
      {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California,
            composed of gold and mercury.
  
      {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold
            leaf.
  
      {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the
            large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves
            of metal during the process of gold-beating.
  
      {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of
            the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden
            beetle}.
  
      {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book
            cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight.
  
      {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}.
  
      {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa.
           
  
      {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7.
  
      {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found
            by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated
            by washing.
  
      {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry.
  
      {Gold-end man}.
            (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry.
            (b) A goldsmith's apprentice.
            (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks
                  like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting.
  
      {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold.
  
      {Gold finder}.
            (a) One who finds gold.
            (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift.
  
      {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent
            yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum
            St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South
            African species of the same genus.
  
      {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and
            others. See {Gold leaf}.
  
      {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups.
  
      {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread.
  
      {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal.
  
      {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and
            used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil.
           
  
      {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein.
  
      {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining
            operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is
            extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above).
  
      {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or
            digging; -- called also a {pepito}.
  
      {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}.
  
      {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Pheasant}.
  
      {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups,
            spoons, etc., made of gold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A duck ({Glaucionetta clangula}), found in Northern Europe,
      Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is
      larger. Called {whistler}, {garrot}, {gowdy}, {pied widgeon},
      {whiteside}, {curre}, and {doucker}. Barrow's golden-eye of
      America ({G. Islandica}) is less common.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lacewing \Lace"wing`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the
      genus {Chrysopa} and allied genera. They have delicate,
      lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larv[91] are useful
      in destroying aphids. Called also {lace-winged fly}, and
      {goldeneyed fly}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden-rod \Gold"en-rod`\, n. (Bot.)
      A tall herb ({Solidago Virga-aurea}), bearing yellow flowers
      in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all
      the species of the genus {Solidago}.
  
      {Golden-rod tree} (Bot.), a shrub ({Bosea Yervamora}), a
            native of the Canary Isles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golden-rod \Gold"en-rod`\, n. (Bot.)
      A tall herb ({Solidago Virga-aurea}), bearing yellow flowers
      in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all
      the species of the genus {Solidago}.
  
      {Golden-rod tree} (Bot.), a shrub ({Bosea Yervamora}), a
            native of the Canary Isles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gold-hammer \Gold"-ham`mer\, n.
      The yellow-hammer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldin \Gold"in\, Golding \Gold"ing\, n. (Bot.) [From the golden
      color of the blossoms.]
      A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold
      ({Chrysanthemum segetum}). [This word is variously corrupted
      into {gouland}, {gools}, {gowan}, etc.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldin \Gold"in\, Golding \Gold"ing\, n. (Bot.) [From the golden
      color of the blossoms.]
      A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold
      ({Chrysanthemum segetum}). [This word is variously corrupted
      into {gouland}, {gools}, {gowan}, etc.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldney \Gold"ney\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Gilthead}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldfinny \Gold"fin`ny\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of two or more species of European labroid fishes
      ({Crenilabrus melops}, and {Ctenolabrus rupestris}); --
      called also {goldsinny}, and {goldney}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldney \Gold"ney\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Gilthead}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldfinny \Gold"fin`ny\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of two or more species of European labroid fishes
      ({Crenilabrus melops}, and {Ctenolabrus rupestris}); --
      called also {goldsinny}, and {goldney}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guilding \Guild"ing\, n.
      1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold
            leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that
            which resembles gold.
  
      2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any
            surface.
  
      3. Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what
            is solid and genuine.
  
      {Gilding metal}, a tough kind of sheet brass from which
            cartridge shells are made.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guillotine \Guil"lo*tine`\ (g[icr]l"l[osl]*t[emac]n`), n. [F.,
      from Guillotin, a French physician, who proposed, in the
      Constituent Assembly of 1789, to abolish decapitation with
      the ax or sword. The instrument was invented by Dr. Antoine
      Louis, and was called at first {Louison} or {Louisette}.
      Similar machines, however, were known earlier.]
      1. A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy
            ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by
            a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim.
  
      2. Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing,
            resembling in its action a guillotine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guillotine \Guil"lo*tine`\ (g[icr]l`l[osl]*t[emac]n"), v. t.
      [imp. & p. p. {Guillotined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guillotining}.]
      [Cf. F. guillotiner.]
      To behead with the guillotine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guillotine \Guil"lo*tine`\ (g[icr]l`l[osl]*t[emac]n"), v. t.
      [imp. & p. p. {Guillotined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guillotining}.]
      [Cf. F. guillotiner.]
      To behead with the guillotine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guillotine \Guil"lo*tine`\ (g[icr]l`l[osl]*t[emac]n"), v. t.
      [imp. & p. p. {Guillotined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guillotining}.]
      [Cf. F. guillotiner.]
      To behead with the guillotine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guiltiness \Guilt"i*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being guilty.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guilder \Guil"der\, n. [D. gulden, orig., golden. Cf. {Golden}.]
      A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also
      {florin} and {gulden}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gulden \Gul"den\, n.
      See {Guilder}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guilder \Guil"der\, n. [D. gulden, orig., golden. Cf. {Golden}.]
      A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also
      {florin} and {gulden}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gulden \Gul"den\, n.
      See {Guilder}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Centrobaric \Cen`tro*bar"ic\, a. [Gr. ([?]) [?] a treatise of
      Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. [?]
      gravitating toward the center; [?] center + [?] weight.]
      Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of
      finding it.
  
      {Centrobaric method} (Math.), a process invented for the
            purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by
            the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis,
            depending upon the principle that every figure formed by
            the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has
            for measure the product of the line or surface by the
            length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes
            called {theorem of Pappus}, also, incorrectly, {Guldinus's
            properties}. See {Barycentric calculus}, under {Calculus}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gulleting \Gul"let*ing\, n. (Engin.)
      A system of excavating by means of gullets or channels.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gyle \Gyle\, n. [F. guiller to ferment. Cf. {Guillevat}.]
      Fermented wort used for making vinegar.
  
      {Gyle tan} (Brewing), a large vat in which wort ferments.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Galeton, CO
      Zip code(s): 80622
   Galeton, PA (borough, FIPS 28280)
      Location: 41.73324 N, 77.64403 W
      Population (1990): 1370 (637 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 16922

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   Gallatin, MO (city, FIPS 26308)
      Location: 39.91029 N, 93.96380 W
      Population (1990): 1864 (876 housing units)
      Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64640
   Gallatin, TN (city, FIPS 28540)
      Location: 36.37865 N, 86.45313 W
      Population (1990): 18794 (7635 housing units)
      Area: 54.7 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 37066
   Gallatin, TX (city, FIPS 28008)
      Location: 31.89511 N, 95.15252 W
      Population (1990): 368 (158 housing units)
      Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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   Gallatin County, IL (county, FIPS 59)
      Location: 37.75803 N, 88.22939 W
      Population (1990): 6909 (3197 housing units)
      Area: 838.5 sq km (land), 12.1 sq km (water)
   Gallatin County, KY (county, FIPS 77)
      Location: 38.75700 N, 84.86206 W
      Population (1990): 5393 (2290 housing units)
      Area: 256.0 sq km (land), 15.1 sq km (water)
   Gallatin County, MT (county, FIPS 31)
      Location: 45.55805 N, 111.17351 W
      Population (1990): 50463 (21350 housing units)
      Area: 6492.8 sq km (land), 67.0 sq km (water)

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   Gallatin Gateway, MT
      Zip code(s): 59730

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   Giltner, NE (village, FIPS 18825)
      Location: 40.77434 N, 98.15395 W
      Population (1990): 367 (143 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68841

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   Gladwin, MI (city, FIPS 32320)
      Location: 43.98394 N, 84.49156 W
      Population (1990): 2682 (1185 housing units)
      Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 48624

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   Gladwin County, MI (county, FIPS 51)
      Location: 43.98932 N, 84.38839 W
      Population (1990): 21896 (14885 housing units)
      Area: 1312.7 sq km (land), 24.9 sq km (water)

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   Gladwyne, PA
      Zip code(s): 19035

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   Glidden, IA (city, FIPS 31395)
      Location: 42.05725 N, 94.72522 W
      Population (1990): 1099 (463 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 51443
   Glidden, WI
      Zip code(s): 54527

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   Golden, CO (city, FIPS 30835)
      Location: 39.73887 N, 105.21550 W
      Population (1990): 13116 (5825 housing units)
      Area: 19.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 80401, 80403
   Golden, IL (village, FIPS 30159)
      Location: 40.10973 N, 91.01841 W
      Population (1990): 565 (258 housing units)
      Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62339
   Golden, MO
      Zip code(s): 65658
   Golden, MS (town, FIPS 27940)
      Location: 34.48519 N, 88.18612 W
      Population (1990): 202 (96 housing units)
      Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38847

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   Golden Beach, FL (town, FIPS 26250)
      Location: 25.96450 N, 80.12271 W
      Population (1990): 774 (302 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
   Golden Beach, MD (CDP, FIPS 33850)
      Location: 38.48727 N, 76.69324 W
      Population (1990): 2944 (965 housing units)
      Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)

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   Golden City, MO (city, FIPS 27676)
      Location: 37.39356 N, 94.09321 W
      Population (1990): 794 (435 housing units)
      Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64748

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Golden Eagle, IL
      Zip code(s): 62036

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   Golden Gate, FL (CDP, FIPS 26300)
      Location: 26.18308 N, 81.70388 W
      Population (1990): 14148 (6124 housing units)
      Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
   Golden Gate, IL (village, FIPS 30250)
      Location: 38.35864 N, 88.20553 W
      Population (1990): 71 (33 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62843

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   Golden Glades, FL (CDP, FIPS 26375)
      Location: 25.91150 N, 80.20068 W
      Population (1990): 25474 (9728 housing units)
      Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

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   Golden Grove, SC (CDP, FIPS 29635)
      Location: 34.73069 N, 82.43912 W
      Population (1990): 2055 (812 housing units)
      Area: 15.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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   Golden Hills, CA (CDP, FIPS 30282)
      Location: 35.14249 N, 118.48935 W
      Population (1990): 5423 (1923 housing units)
      Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

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   Golden Lakes, FL (CDP, FIPS 26460)
      Location: 26.70030 N, 80.16500 W
      Population (1990): 3867 (2759 housing units)
      Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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   Golden Meadow, LA (town, FIPS 29640)
      Location: 29.38767 N, 90.27340 W
      Population (1990): 2049 (882 housing units)
      Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 70357

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Golden Pond, KY
      Zip code(s): 42211

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Golden Valley, AZ (CDP, FIPS 28195)
      Location: 35.22324 N, 114.22209 W
      Population (1990): 2619 (1264 housing units)
      Area: 72.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Golden Valley, MN (city, FIPS 24308)
      Location: 44.98987 N, 93.35863 W
      Population (1990): 20971 (8532 housing units)
      Area: 26.5 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 55427
   Golden Valley, ND (city, FIPS 31180)
      Location: 47.29043 N, 102.06472 W
      Population (1990): 239 (139 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58541

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Golden Valley County, MT (county, FIPS 37)
      Location: 46.38349 N, 109.16747 W
      Population (1990): 912 (432 housing units)
      Area: 3044.1 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)
   Golden Valley County, ND (county, FIPS 33)
      Location: 46.93852 N, 103.84393 W
      Population (1990): 2108 (1035 housing units)
      Area: 2595.2 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Goldendale, WA (city, FIPS 27435)
      Location: 45.82202 N, 120.81832 W
      Population (1990): 3319 (1416 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 98620

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Goldenrod, FL (CDP, FIPS 26475)
      Location: 28.61150 N, 81.29168 W
      Population (1990): 12362 (5260 housing units)
      Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Golden's Bridge, NY (CDP, FIPS 29476)
      Location: 41.28591 N, 73.67047 W
      Population (1990): 1589 (672 housing units)
      Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Goldonna, LA (village, FIPS 29745)
      Location: 32.02042 N, 92.91197 W
      Population (1990): 417 (183 housing units)
      Area: 28.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 71031

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Goulding, FL (CDP, FIPS 26925)
      Location: 30.43880 N, 87.23045 W
      Population (1990): 4159 (1616 housing units)
      Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   golden adj.   [prob. from folklore's `golden egg'] When used to
   describe a magnetic medium (e.g., `golden disk', `golden tape'),
   describes one containing a tested, up-to-spec, ready-to-ship
   software version.   Compare {platinum-iridium}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   golden
  
      [Probabaly from folklore's "golden egg"] When used to describe
      a magnetic medium (e.g. "golden disk", "golden tape"),
      describes one containing a tested, up-to-spec, ready-to-ship
      software version.   Compare {platinum-iridium}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Galatians, Epistle to
      The genuineness of this epistle is not called in question. Its
      Pauline origin is universally acknowledged.
     
         Occasion of. The churches of Galatia were founded by Paul
      himself (Acts 16:6; Gal. 1:8; 4:13, 19). They seem to have been
      composed mainly of converts from heathenism (4:8), but partly
      also of Jewish converts, who probably, under the influence of
      Judaizing teachers, sought to incorporate the rites of Judaism
      with Christianity, and by their active zeal had succeeded in
      inducing the majority of the churches to adopt their views (1:6;
      3:1). This epistle was written for the purpose of counteracting
      this Judaizing tendency, and of recalling the Galatians to the
      simplicity of the gospel, and at the same time also of
      vindicating Paul's claim to be a divinely-commissioned apostle.
     
         Time and place of writing. The epistle was probably written
      very soon after Paul's second visit to Galatia (Acts 18:23). The
      references of the epistle appear to agree with this conclusion.
      The visit to Jerusalem, mentioned in Gal. 2:1-10, was identical
      with that of Acts 15, and it is spoken of as a thing of the
      past, and consequently the epistle was written subsequently to
      the council of Jerusalem. The similarity between this epistle
      and that to the Romans has led to the conclusion that they were
      both written at the same time, namely, in the winter of A.D.
      57-8, during Paul's stay in Corinth (Acts 20:2, 3). This to the
      Galatians is written on the urgency of the occasion, tidings
      having reached him of the state of matters; and that to the
      Romans in a more deliberate and systematic way, in exposition of
      the same great doctrines of the gospel.
     
         Contents of. The great question discussed is, Was the Jewish
      law binding on Christians? The epistle is designed to prove
      against the Jews that men are justified by faith without the
      works of the law of Moses. After an introductory address (Gal.
      1:1-10) the apostle discusses the subjects which had occasioned
      the epistle. (1) He defends his apostolic authority (1:11-19;
      2:1-14); (2) shows the evil influence of the Judaizers in
      destroying the very essence of the gospel (3 and 4); (3) exhorts
      the Galatian believers to stand fast in the faith as it is in
      Jesus, and to abound in the fruits of the Spirit, and in a right
      use of their Christian freedom (5-6:1-10); (4) and then
      concludes with a summary of the topics discussed, and with the
      benediction.
     
         The Epistle to the Galatians and that to the Romans taken
      together "form a complete proof that justification is not to be
      obtained meritoriously either by works of morality or by rites
      and ceremonies, though of divine appointment; but that it is a
      free gift, proceeding entirely from the mercy of God, to those
      who receive it by faith in Jesus our Lord."
     
         In the conclusion of the epistle (6:11) Paul says, "Ye see how
      large a letter I have written with mine own hand." It is implied
      that this was different from his ordinary usage, which was
      simply to write the concluding salutation with his own hand,
      indicating that the rest of the epistle was written by another
      hand. Regarding this conclusion, Lightfoot, in his Commentary on
      the epistle, says: "At this point the apostle takes the pen from
      his amanuensis, and the concluding paragraph is written with his
      own hand. From the time when letters began to be forged in his
      name (2 Thess. 2:2; 3:17) it seems to have been his practice to
      close with a few words in his own handwriting, as a precaution
      against such forgeries...In the present case he writes a whole
      paragraph, summing up the main lessons of the epistle in terse,
      eager, disjointed sentences. He writes it, too, in large, bold
      characters (Gr. pelikois grammasin), that his hand-writing may
      reflect the energy and determination of his soul." (See {JUSTIFICATION}.)
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Glutton
      (Deut. 21:20), Heb. zolel, from a word meaning "to shake out,"
      "to squander;" and hence one who is prodigal, who wastes his
      means by indulgence. In Prov. 23:21, the word means debauchees
      or wasters of their own body. In Prov. 28:7, the word (pl.) is
      rendered Authorized Version "riotous men;" Revised Version,
      "gluttonous." Matt. 11:19, Luke 7:34, Greek phagos, given to
      eating, gluttonous.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Golden calf
      (Ex. 32:4,8; Deut. 9:16; Neh. 9:18). This was a molten image of
      a calf which the idolatrous Israelites formed at Sinai. This
      symbol was borrowed from the custom of the Egyptians. It was
      destroyed at the command of Moses (Ex. 32:20). (See AARON
      ¯T0000002; {MOSES}.)
     
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