Emily Dickinson Lexicon

golden, adj. [see gold, n.]

1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
2. Bright; shining; splendid.
3. Excellent; most valuable.
4. Happy; pure; ageless; simple; proper.
5. Phrase. “Golden Rod”: goldenrod; yellow wildflower; plant that produces blossoms in late summer or autumn.
6. Phrase. “Golden Fleece”: legendary sheepskin sought by Jason and the Argonauts; pelt of a winged ram that Hermes sent to carry two children to safety; ram's hide placed in a sacred grove and guarded by a sleepless dragon.