[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

golden \gold"en\ g=old"'n, a. oe. golden; cf. oe. gulden,
   as. gylden, from gold. see gold, and cf. guilder.
   1913 webster
   1. made of gold; consisting of gold.
      1913 webster

   2. having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
      1913 webster

   3. very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
      auspicious; as, golden opinions.
      1913 webster

   golden age.
      a the fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
          manners in rural employments, followed by the silver
          age, bronze age, and iron age. --dryden.
      b roman literature the best part b. c. 81 -- a. d.
          14 of the classical period of latinity; the time when
          cicero, caesar, 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 zool., a large and powerful eagle aquila
      chrysa"etos 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 "aurea legenda" 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.
      1913 webster

            angels guard him in the golden mean.  --pope.

   golden mole zool, one of several south african
      insectivora of the family chrysochloridae, 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. zool. see oriole.

   golden pheasant. see under pheasant.

   golden pippin, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
      

   golden plover zool., one of several species of plovers,
      of the genus charadrius, esp. the european charadrius
      apricarius, syn. charadrius pluvialis; -- called also
      yellow plover, black-breasted plover, hill plover,
      and whistling plover. the common american species
      charadrius dominicus is also called frostbird, and
      bullhead.

   golden robin. zool. 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 of antimony, or golden sulphuret of
   antimony chem., the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or
      orange yellow powder.

   golden warbler zool., a common american wood warbler
      dendroica aestiva; -- called also blue-eyed yellow
      warbler, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird.

   golden wasp zool., a bright-colored hymenopterous insect,
      of the family chrysididae. the colors are golden,
      blue, and green.

   golden wedding. see under wedding.
      1913 webster
see also:
gold guilder golden age silver age bronze age iron age 
golden balls golden bull bull golden chain cytisus laburnum 
golden club orontium aquaticum golden cup golden eagle aquila chrysa"etos 
royal eagle ring-tailed eagle golden fleece toison d'or golden grease 
golden hair chrysocoma coma-aurea golden horde golden legend golden marcasite 
golden mean golden mole chrysochloridae golden number golden oriole 
oriole golden pheasant pheasant golden pippin golden plover 
charadrius charadrius apricarius charadrius pluvialis yellow plover black-breasted plover 
hill plover whistling plover charadrius dominicus frostbird bullhead 
golden robin baltimore oriole golden rose golden rule golden samphire 
inula crithmoides golden saxifrage chrysosplenium oppositifolium golden seal hydrastis canadensis 
golden sulphide of antimony golden sulphuret of antimony golden warbler dendroica aestiva blue-eyed yellow warbler 
garden warbler summer yellow bird golden wasp chrysididae golden wedding 
wedding 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whitethroat \white"throat`\, n. zool.
   any one of several species of old world warblers, esp. the
   common european species sylvia cinerea, called also
   strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the
   garden whitethroat, or golden warbler sylvia
   hortensis, and the lesser whitethroat sylvia curruca.
   1913 webster
see also:
sylvia cinerea strawsmear nettlebird muff whitecap garden whitethroat 
golden warbler sylvia hortensis lesser whitethroat sylvia curruca 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

yellow \yel"low\ ye^l"l-o, a. compar. yellower
   ye^l"l-o~er; superl. yellowest. oe. yelow,
   yelwe, yoghelow, yogheoluw, from as. geolu; akin to d.
   geel, os.  ohg. gelo, g. gelb, icel. gulr, sw. gul, dan.
   guul, l. helvus light bay, gr. chlo`n young verdure, chlwro`s
   greenish yellow, skr. hari tawny, yellowish. root49. cf.
   chlorine, gall a bitter liquid, gold, yolk.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

            her yellow hair was browded braided in a tress.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            a sweaty reaper from his tillage brought
            first fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            the line of yellow light dies fast away. --keble.
      1913 webster

   2. cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he
      has a yellow streak. slang
      webster 1913 suppl.

   3. sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers,
      etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc. colloq.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   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 zool., 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
      chamaepitys.

   yellow bunting zool., the european yellow-hammer.

   yellow cat zool., 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 praecox, 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 zool., 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 zool., the kinkajou.

   yellow macauco zool., the kinkajou.

   yellow mackerel zool., 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 zool., the common american perch. see
      perch.

   yellow pike zool., 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
      pinus palustris of the eastern and southern states, and
      pinus ponderosa and pinus arizonica of the rocky
      mountains and pacific states.

   yellow plover zool., 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 zool., 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 zool., a greenish or yellowish european
      stone fly of the genus chloroperla; -- so called by
      anglers.

   yellow sculpin zool., the dragonet.

   yellow snake zool., 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 zool. 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 zool., 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 zool., the fer-de-lance.

   yellow warbler zool., any one of several species of
      american warblers of the genus dendroica in which the
      predominant color is yellow, especially dendroica
      aestiva, 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 zool.
      a the european willow warbler.
      b the european wood warbler.
          1913 webster
see also:
yellower yellowest chlorine gall gold yolk 
yellow atrophy yellow bark yellow bass morone interrupta barfish 
yellow berry persian berry persian yellow boy yellow brier 
brier yellow bugle ajuga chamaepitys yellow bunting yellow cat 
yellow copperas copiapite yellow copper ore chalcopyrite yellow cress 
barbarea praecox yellow dock dock yellow earth yellow fever 
black vomit yellow flag quarantine flag yellow jack 
jack yellow jacket vespa yellow lead ore yellow lemur 
yellow macauco yellow mackerel yellow metal muntz metal metal 
yellow ocher yellow oxeye chrysanthemum segetum yellow perch perch 
yellow pike yellow pine pinus mitis pinus palustris pinus ponderosa 
pinus arizonica yellow plover yellow precipitate yellow puccoon orangeroot 
yellow rail porzana noveboracensis yellow crake yellow rattle yellow rocket 
rattle rocket yellow sally chloroperla yellow sculpin 
yellow snake chilobothrus inornatus yellow spot eye polites peckius 
peck's skipper skipper yellow tit machlolophus yellow viper 
yellow warbler dendroica dendroica aestiva garden warbler golden warbler 
summer yellowbird summer warbler yellow-poll warbler yellow wash yellow wren 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

golden warbler
     n : yellow-throated american wood warbler syn: yellow warbler,
          yellowbird, dendroica petechia
see also:
yellow warbler yellowbird dendroica petechia 

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