GOLDEN FLEECE

Meaning of GOLDEN FLEECE in English

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

: a fleece of gold placed by the king of Colchis in a dragon-guarded grove and recovered by the Argonauts

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GOLDEN FLEECE — noun Date: 14th century a fleece of gold placed by the king of Colchis in a dragon-guarded grove and recovered …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOLDEN FLEECE — Class. Myth. a fleece of pure gold, kept at Colchis by King Aeëtes from whom it was stolen by Jason …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLDEN FLEECE — n. fleece of gold recovered by the Argonauts from a dragon-guarded grove (Greek Mythology)
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GOLDEN FLEECE — Date: 14th century : a fleece of gold placed by the king of Colchis in a dragon-guarded grove and recovered …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLDEN FLEECE — [Golden Fleece] n (14c): a fleece of gold placed by the king of Colchis in a dragon-guarded grove and recovered …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOLDEN FLEECE — [Greek heroic] The Golden Fleece was the treasure sought by Jason and the Argonauts. It originated in the following fashion. …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GOLDEN FLEECE — золотое руно
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GOLDEN FLEECE — Золотое руно
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDEN FLEECE — Золотое руно
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDEN FLEECE — золотое руно (в греческой мифологии золотая шкура волшебного барана, охранявшаяся драконом у царя Колхиды Ээта; была похищена аргонавтами под предводительством …
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GOLDEN FLEECE — золотое руно
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GOLDEN FLEECE — золотое руно
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GOLDEN FLEECE — золотое руно ( в греческой мифологии золотая шкура волшебного барана, охранявшаяся драконом у царя Колхиды Ээта; была похищена аргонавтами под …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GOLDEN FLEECE — золотое руно (в греческой мифологии золотая шкура волшебного барана, охранявшаяся драконом у царя Колхиды Ээта; была похищена аргонавтами под предводительством …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GOLDEN FLEECE — Золотое руно
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDEN FLEECE — золотое руно
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLEECE — lane, lan-pelle; v. tonder; (cheat) fraudar
English interlingue dictionary
FLEECE — balhibo sa karnero
English-Visayan vocabulary
FLEECE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English flees, from Old English flēos; akin to Middle High German vlius ~ and perhaps to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOLDEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin …
Английский словарь Британика
GOLDEN — I. ˈgōldən adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from gold (I) + -en 1. a. : consisting of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEECE — I. ˈflēs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English flees, from Old English flēos, flȳs; akin to Middle Dutch vlies …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEECE — (v. t.) To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool.
Английский словарь Webster
FLEECE — (n.) Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
Английский словарь Webster
GOLDEN — — goldenly , adv. — goldenness , n. /gohl"deuhn/ , adj. 1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLEECE — — fleeceable , adj. — fleeceless , adj. — fleecelike , adj. — fleecer , n. /flees/ , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLEECE — I. ˈflēs noun Etymology: Middle English flees, from Old English flēos; akin to Middle High German vlius fleece and perhaps …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. : consisting of, relating to, or containing gold 2. a. : being …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adj made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. golden ·adj having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. 3. …
Webster English vocab
FLEECE — vt to spread over as with wool. 2. fleece ·noun any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece. 3. fleece ·vt …
Webster English vocab
FLEECE — [fleece] n [ME flees, fr. OE fleos; akin to MHG vlius fleece and perh. to L pluma feather, down] (bef. …
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GOLDEN — city, seat (1861) of Jefferson county, north-central Colorado, U.S. It lies on Clear Creek at the foot of Lookout Mountain …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLDEN — golden BrE AmE ˈɡəʊld ə n ⇨ˈɡɒʊld- AmE \ ˈɡoʊld- ▷ golden|ly li ▷ golden|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˈ golden …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLEECE — fleece BrE AmE fliːs ▷ fleeced fliːst ▷ fleeces ˈfliːs ɪz -əz ▷ fleecing ˈfliːs ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLDEN — / ˈgəʊldən; NAmE ˈgoʊldən/ adjective 1. (especially literary ) made of gold : a golden crown 2. bright yellow in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEECE — / fliːs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the wool coat of a sheep; this …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLDEN — gold ‧ en W3 /ˈɡəʊld ə n $ ˈɡoʊl-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . having a bright yellow colour like …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLEECE — I. fleece 1 /fliːs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fleos ] 1 . [countable] the woolly …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLDEN — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLEECE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the woolly covering of a sheep or a similar animal. b the amount of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOLDEN — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLEECE — n. & v. n. 1 a the woolly covering of a sheep or a similar animal. b the amount of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOLDEN — adj.1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden hair). …
Oxford English vocab
FLEECE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the woolly covering of a sheep or a similar animal. b the amount of …
Oxford English vocab
GOLDEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is golden is bright …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEECE — ( fleeces, fleecing, fleeced) 1. A sheep’s fleece is the coat of wool that covers it. N-COUNT 2. A fleece …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEECE — (~s, fleecing, ~d) 1. A sheep’s ~ is the coat of wool that covers it. N-COUNT 2. A ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GOLDEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a golden age (= a time of great happiness or success ) ▪ a television …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLEECE — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ fleece -lined slippers EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A lamb's fleece was sprawled in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLDEN — [adjective]a golden (= made of gold) necklace.See also golden.(esp. UK) A golden jubilee is (a special event which celebrates) the …
Cambridge English vocab
GOLDEN — adj. Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin golden lion marmoset golden ratio/rectangle/section …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEECE — To FLEECE. To rob, cheat, or plunder.
Slang English vocab
FLEECE — noun Fleece is used before these nouns: ↑ jacket , ↑ pullover , ↑ vest
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GOLDEN — adj. 25B6; adjective her golden hair : BLOND(E), yellow, fair, flaxen, tow-coloured. a golden time : SUCCESSFUL, prosperous, flourishing, thriving; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLEECE — n. 25B6; noun a sheep's fleece : WOOL, coat. 25B6; verb (informal) we were fleeced by a ticket tout. : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDEN — [Probabaly from folklore's "golden egg"] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g. "golden disk", "golden tape"), describes one containing …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GOLDEN — adj. 1 yellow, yellowish, gold, blond or blonde, flaxen, aureate; tow(-haired) Her golden tresses fell about her shoulders 2 gold, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GOLDEN — adjective BAD : It's a navy blue coat with golden buttons. GOOD : It's a navy blue coat with gold …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adjective (Business World) In business jargon: involving the payment of a large sum of money or other gifts to an …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
GOLDEN — прил. 1) золотистый Syn : goldish, aureate 2) золотой (преим. перен.) the golden fleece golden ball golden gates golden age …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLEECE — 1. сущ. 1) а) руно; овечья шерсть б) настриг с одной овцы 2) а) волосяной покров б) копна волос, шевелюра …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDEN — golden.ogg 1. ʹgəʋld(ə)n a 1. золотистый golden hair - золотистые волосы golden sunset clouds - золотистый закат -ые облака golden …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLEECE — fleece.ogg 1. fli:s n 1. 1> овечья шерсть, руно 2> настриг с одной овцы 2. 1> мягкая масса, напоминающая руно …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOLDEN — golden прил.1) золотистый Syn:goldish, aureate 2) золотой преим. перен. - golden fleece - golden ball - golden gates - golden …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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