Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GOLD'EN, a. [gōldn.]

1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
2. Bright; shining; splendid; as, the golden sun. Reclining soft on many a golden cloud. Rowe.
3. Yellow; of a gold color; as, a golden harvest; golden fruit.
4. Excellent; most valuable; as, the golden rule. Watts.
5. Happy; pure; as, the golden age, the age of simplicity and purity of manners.
6. Preeminently favorable or auspicious. Let not slip the golden opportunity. Hamilton. Golden number, in chronology, a number showing the year of the moon's cycle. Golden rule, in arithmetic, the rule of three or rule or proportion.

GOLD'EN-CUPS, n.

A plant, the Ranunculus.

GOLD'EN-EYE, n.

A species of duck.

GOLD'EN-LOOK-ING, a.

Appearing like gold.

GOLD'EN-LUNG-WORT, n.

A plant of the genus Hieracium.

GOLD'EN-LY, adv.

Splendidly; delightfully. [Not used.] Shak.

GOLD'EN-MAID-EN-HAIR, n.

A plant of the genus Polytrichum.

GOLD'EN-MOUSE-EAR, n.

A plant of the genus Hieracium.

GOLD'EN-ROD, n.

A plant, the Solidago.

GOLD'EN-ROD-TREE, n.

A plant, the Bosea.

GOLD-EN-SAM'PHIRE, n.

A plant, the Inula crithmifolia. Lee.

GOLD-EN-SAX'I-FRAGE, n.

A plant, the Chrysosplenium.

GOLD'EN-THIS-TLE, n.

A plant of the genus Scolymus.

GOLD'EN-TRESS-ED, a.

Having tresses like gold.

GOLD'EN-WING-ED, a.

Having wings like gold.

GOLD'FINCH, n. [Sax. goldfinc.]

The Fringilla carduelis, a bird so named from the color of its wings.

GOLD'-FIND-ER, n.

One who finds gold; one who empties jakes. [Not much used.] Swift.

GOLD'FISH, or GOLD'EN-FISH, n.

A fish of the genus Cyprinus, of the size of a pilchard, so named from its bright color. These fishes are bred by the Chinese, in small ponds, in basins or porcelain vessels, and kept for ornament.

GOLD'-HAM-MER, n.

A kind of bird. Dict.

GOLD'-HILT-ED, a.

Having a golden hilt.

GOLD'-ING, n.

A sort of apple. Dict.

GOLD'LACE, n.

A lace wrought with gold.

GOLD'-LAC'ED, a.

Trimmed with gold lace.

GOLD-LEAF', n.

Gold foliated or beaten into a thin leaf.

GOLD'-LESS, a.

Destitute of gold.