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GOLDEN FLEECE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Golden Fleece mean?
• GOLDEN FLEECE (noun)
The noun GOLDEN FLEECE has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: GOLDEN FLEECE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Golden Fleece" is a kind of...):
fleece; sheepskin (tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing)
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