Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Golden
golden, adj. [see gold, n.]
- Bright; [fig.] hopeful; promising; blessed; favorable.
- Made of gold; consisting of gold.
- Sunny; beaming; shining; fair; radiant; refulgent.
- Yellow.
- Bright; brilliant; [fig.] extraordinary; highly intelligent; [metaphor] poetic; lyrical; aesthetically powerful.
- Fully sweet; completely ready.
- Glowing; [fig.] ageless; timeless; eternal; heavenly.
- Rich; [fig.] carnivorous; high-protein; animal-based.
- Warm; [fig.] royal; regal; kingly.
- Benevolent; kind; nurturing.
- Phrase. “Golden Rod”: goldenrod; yellow wildflower; plant that produces blossoms in late summer or autumn.
- Phrase. “the golden touch”: moment at sunset when everything is colored with yellow light; (allusion to the golden touch of Midas).
- 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.
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