golden

[Probabaly from folklore's "golden egg"] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g. "golden disk", "golden tape"), describes one containing a tested, up-to-spec, ready-to-ship software version. Compare platinum-iridium.

[Jargon File]

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

Golden, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
Population (2000): 17159
Housing Units (2000): 7146
Land area (2000): 9.006834 sq. miles (23.327593 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.004024 sq. miles (0.010421 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.010858 sq. miles (23.338014 sq. km)
FIPS code: 30835
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.746837 N, 105.210911 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80401 80403
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Golden, CO Golden

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Golden, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 629
Housing Units (2000): 280
Land area (2000): 0.628440 sq. miles (1.627652 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.628440 sq. miles (1.627652 sq. km)
FIPS code: 30159
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 40.109772 N, 91.018548 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62339
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Golden, IL Golden

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Golden, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 201
Housing Units (2000): 106
Land area (2000): 0.567422 sq. miles (1.469617 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.567422 sq. miles (1.469617 sq. km)
FIPS code: 27940
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 34.487217 N, 88.187427 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 38847
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Golden, MS Golden

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'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, C[ae]sar, 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["e]tos) 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 Chrysochlorid[ae], 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 [ae]stiva); -- called also blue-eyed yellow warbler, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird.

Golden wasp (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect, of the family Chrysidid[ae]. The colors are golden, blue, and green.

Golden wedding. See under Wedding. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

211 Moby Thesaurus words for "golden": achingly sweet, advantageous, agreeable, agreeable-sounding, appealing, ariose, arioso, aureate, auric, auriferous, aurous, auspicious, beige, benign, benignant, beyond price, blessed, blissful, blond, brass, brassy, brazen, bright, brilliant, bronze, bronzy, buff, buff-yellow, canary, canary-yellow, canorous, cantabile, catchy, cherished, citron, citron-yellow, copper, coppery, cream, creamy, cupreous, cuprous, dazzling, dear, delightful, divine, dulcet, ecru, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, exuberant, fair, fallow, favorable, favored, favoring, favorite, ferrous, ferruginous, fertile, fine-toned, flaxen, flourishing, fortunate, full of promise, gifted, gilded, gilt, gilt-edged, gleaming, glittering, glorious, glowing, gold, gold-colored, gold-filled, gold-plated, golden-tongued, golden-voiced, good, good as gold, halcyon, happy, heavenly, honeyed, immense, inestimable, invaluable, iron, ironlike, joyful, joyous, lead, leaden, lemon, lemon-yellow, liquid, lucky, lustrous, luteolous, lutescent, magnificent, marvelous, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, mercurial, mercurous, music-flowing, music-like, musical, nickel, nickelic, nickeline, ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, of good omen, of great price, of happy portent, of promise, opportune, optimistic, or, outstanding, palmy, pet, pewter, pewtery, pleasant, pleasant-sounding, precious, priceless, primrose, primrose-colored, primrose-yellow, productive, promising, propitious, prosperous, quicksilver, radiant, resplendent, rich, rosy, saffron, saffron-colored, saffron-yellow, sallow, sand-colored, sandy, sensational, shining, shiny, silver, silver-plated, silver-toned, silver-tongued, silver-voiced, silvery, singable, songful, songlike, sonorous, sparkling, special, splendid, splendiferous, steel, steely, sterling, straw, straw-colored, successful, sunny, super, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfine, sweet, sweet-flowing, sweet-sounding, talented, terrific, thriving, tin, tinny, tremendous, tunable, tuneful, valuable, white-haired, wonderful, worthy, xanthic, xanthous, yellow, yellowish

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

golden adj
1: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: aureate, gilded, gilt, gold]
2: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: halcyon, prosperous]
3: made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" [syn: gold, gilded]
4: supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" [syn: favored, fortunate]
5: suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"
6: very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity" [syn: favorable]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Note: The

common, or English, {pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) is now found over most of temperate Europe, but was introduced from Asia. The

ring-necked pheasant (P. torquatus) and the

green pheasant (P. versicolor) have been introduced into Oregon. The

golden pheasant (Thaumalea picta) is one of the most beautiful species. The

silver pheasant (Euplocamus nychthemerus) of China, and several related species from Southern Asia, are very beautiful.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]

Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.

Fireback pheasant. See Fireback.

Gold, or Golden, pheasant (Zo["o]l.), a Chinese pheasant (Thaumalea picta), having rich, varied colors. The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and the under parts are scarlet.

Mountain pheasant (Zo["o]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local, U.S.]

Pheasant coucal (Zo["o]l.), a large Australian cuckoo (Centropus phasianus). The general color is black, with chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also pheasant cuckoo. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Pheasant duck. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) The pintail.
   (b) The hooded merganser.

Pheasant parrot (Zo["o]l.), a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus Adelaidensis). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.

Pheasant's eye. (Bot.)
   (a) A red-flowered herb (Adonis autumnalis) of the Crowfoot family; -- called also pheasant's-eye Adonis.
   (b) The garden pink (Dianthus plumarius); -- called also Pheasant's-eye pink.

Pheasant shell (Zo["o]l.), any marine univalve shell of the genus Phasianella, of which numerous species are found in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a pheasant.

Pheasant wood. (Bot.) Same as Partridge wood (a), under Partridge.

Sea pheasant (Zo["o]l.), the pintail.

Water pheasant. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) The sheldrake.
   (b) The hooded merganser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder.]

1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.

2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.

3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions.

Golden age.
   (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of manners in rural employments, followed by the silver, bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.
   (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D. 14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when Cicero, C[ae]sar, 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 (Zo["o]l.), a large and powerful eagle (Aquila Chrysa["e]tos) 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.

Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope.

Golden mole (Zo["o]l), one of several South African Insectivora of the family Chrysochlorid[ae], 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. (Zo["o]l.) See Oriole.

Golden pheasant. See under Pheasant.

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

Golden plover (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of plovers, of the genus Charadrius, esp. the European (C. apricarius, or pluvialis; -- called also yellow, black-breasted, hill, & whistling, plover. The common American species (C. dominicus) is also called frostbird, and bullhead.

Golden robin. (Zo["o]l.) 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, or sulphuret, of antimony (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow powder.

Golden warbler (Zo["o]l.), a common American wood warbler (Dendroica [ae]stiva); -- called also blue-eyed yellow warbler, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird.

Golden wasp (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect, of the family Chrysidid[ae]. The colors are golden, blue, and green.

Golden wedding. See under Wedding.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)