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GOLDEN FLEECE
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I. (noun)
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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
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Hypernyms ("Golden Fleece" is a kind of...):
fleece; sheepskin (tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing)