golden fleecen.

Brit.

/ˌɡəʊld(ə)n ˈfliːs/, U.S.

/ˌɡoʊld(ə)n ˈflis/

Forms: see golden adj. and n. and fleece n. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: golden adj., fleece n.

Etymology: < golden adj. + fleece n., originally after post-classical Latin vellus aureum (5th cent.). Compare Hellenistic Greek χρυσόμαλλον δέρας.Compare Middle French, French toison d'or toison d'or n. ( > Spanish toisón de oro (early 16th cent., earliest in the name of the order: see Order of the Golden Fleece n.)). Compare also Dutch gulden vlies ( > German goldenes Vlies; both 16th cent.).

a. In Greek mythology: the gold pelt of a flying ram, the recovery of which is the object of the quest of the hero Jason and his companions. Cf. Argonaut n. 1.

ΚΠ

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 319 (MED) Iason fette þe golden flees [?a1475 anon. tr. fleese of golde; L. vellus aureum].

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 12^v The wethir was wonen & away borne The grete goldyn fles with a greke noble.

1645 D. North Forest of Varieties i. 22 Yet would the hardy youth of Greece Have giv'n his hard-won golden fleece With joy and triumph of the prize To clip but such another piece.

1731 R. Gwinnett et al. Pylades & Corinna I. 113 His Argonauts he shipt, To fetch the Golden-fleece.

1846 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Biogr. & Mythol. II. 553/1 Pelias accordingly ordered Jason to fetch the golden fleece, which..was guarded by an ever-watchful dragon.

1917 Rotarian Apr. 400 The Island of the Golden Fleece! How few to win that goal!

2001 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 28 July 18 Even the obviously mythical Golden Fleece—the woolly hide from a magical ram—could have some grounding in reality.

b. allusively. A prize or achievement of great significance or worth.

ΚΠ

1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. C.iv^v That dyre debate, is fledde to foraine Realmes, Whiles we inioy the golden fleece of peace.

1611 R. Brathwait Golden Fleece (Argument) sig. B If thou wilt haue this Golden Fleece, this prize, With due attention here reflect thine eyes.

1705 R. Blackmore Eliza iv. 88 Whose Spoils are truly Albion's Golden Fleece, Outvying that of Legendary Greece.

1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean II. 52 Some vanished or delusive golden fleece, or Hesperidean fruit-trees.

1976 I. M. Lewis Social Anthropol. in Perspective (1985) i. 26 The ‘ethnographic facts’ are indeed our golden fleece.

2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 11 Oct. (World section) 13 The £50,000 (EUR 74,000) prize..remains something of a literary golden fleece.

2. A representation of a golden sheepskin, esp. as an ornament or heraldic device. Cf. Order of the Golden Fleece n. at Phrases, toison d'or n.

ΚΠ

1539 Inv. Habiliments, etc., Jas. V. Scot. (1815) 49 Item the ordoure of the Empriour with the goldin fleis.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxiii The kyng ware the golden Flees, and the duke ware the Gartier.

1675 T. Jordan Triumphs of London 11 Plenty, In a Vest of Gold and Silver... In one hand a Cornucopia, in the other a Golden Fleece.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) He bears Sable, in Rencounter, a Golden Fleece.

1849 B. Disraeli Corr. with Sister (1886) 220 He [sc. Guizot] had his red ribbon on and also his golden fleece.

1965 Guardian 19 Feb. 8/5 The present coat of arms..is a red shield bearing the golden fleece of the Rochdale civic arms.

2009 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 27 June Even today, the king of Spain wears the Golden Fleece at official events because he is the master of the order.

Phrases

Order of the Golden Fleece n. [compare Spanish orden del Toisón de Oro, orden de Tusón (both early 16th cent.)] an order of chivalry instituted on 29 January 1430 by Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, in honour of his marriage to Isabella of Portugal; the badge or insignia representing or demonstrating membership of this. Also Knight of the Golden Fleece: a member of this order.Following the War of the Spanish Succession (1700–14), the order was divided into Spanish and Austrian branches.

ΚΠ

1555 J. Wilkinson tr. L. de Avila y Cuñiga Comm. Wars in Germany sig. A.iiij^v The Emperor..parted toward Almain passyng by Vtrike, where he kepte the Chapter of his order of the golden fleese [Sp. orden de Tuson].

1698 B. Connor Hist. Poland I. i. iv. 190 Prince James was Knight of the Golden Fleece, which made him obnoxious to the French Party.

1724 Daily Courant 17 Apr. His Catholick Majesty has named the Duke of Orleans and Duke of Bourbon Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

a1885 A. Gilchrist Cent. Guild Hobby Horse (1887) 15 He stands there in gloomy black doublet with the order of the golden fleece round his neck.

1934 Burlington Mag. June 282/1 Don Carlos was elected a knight of the Golden Fleece at the age of 10 in 1555.

1965 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 24 114 The saltire or St. Andrew's cross, sometimes shown as ragged staves, was one of the badges of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

2011 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 June 10 The Dedication Medal of the City of Nuremberg shows Holy Roman Emperor Charles V wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	golden fleece
释义	golden fleecen. Brit. /ˌɡəʊld(ə)n ˈfliːs/, U.S. /ˌɡoʊld(ə)n ˈflis/ Forms: see golden adj. and n. and fleece n. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: golden adj., fleece n. Etymology: < golden adj. + fleece n., originally after post-classical Latin vellus aureum (5th cent.). Compare Hellenistic Greek χρυσόμαλλον δέρας.Compare Middle French, French toison d'or toison d'or n. ( > Spanish toisón de oro (early 16th cent., earliest in the name of the order: see Order of the Golden Fleece n.)). Compare also Dutch gulden vlies ( > German goldenes Vlies; both 16th cent.). 1. a. In Greek mythology: the gold pelt of a flying ram, the recovery of which is the object of the quest of the hero Jason and his companions. Cf. Argonaut n. 1. ΚΠ a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 319 (MED) Iason fette þe golden flees [?a1475 anon. tr. fleese of golde; L. vellus aureum]. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 12^v The wethir was wonen & away borne The grete goldyn fles with a greke noble. 1645 D. North Forest of Varieties i. 22 Yet would the hardy youth of Greece Have giv'n his hard-won golden fleece With joy and triumph of the prize To clip but such another piece. 1731 R. Gwinnett et al. Pylades & Corinna I. 113 His Argonauts he shipt, To fetch the Golden-fleece. 1846 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Biogr. & Mythol. II. 553/1 Pelias accordingly ordered Jason to fetch the golden fleece, which..was guarded by an ever-watchful dragon. 1917 Rotarian Apr. 400 The Island of the Golden Fleece! How few to win that goal! 2001 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 28 July 18 Even the obviously mythical Golden Fleece—the woolly hide from a magical ram—could have some grounding in reality. b. allusively. A prize or achievement of great significance or worth. ΚΠ 1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. C.iv^v That dyre debate, is fledde to foraine Realmes, Whiles we inioy the golden fleece of peace. 1611 R. Brathwait Golden Fleece (Argument) sig. B If thou wilt haue this Golden Fleece, this prize, With due attention here reflect thine eyes. 1705 R. Blackmore Eliza iv. 88 Whose Spoils are truly Albion's Golden Fleece, Outvying that of Legendary Greece. 1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean II. 52 Some vanished or delusive golden fleece, or Hesperidean fruit-trees. 1976 I. M. Lewis Social Anthropol. in Perspective (1985) i. 26 The ‘ethnographic facts’ are indeed our golden fleece. 2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 11 Oct. (World section) 13 The £50,000 (EUR 74,000) prize..remains something of a literary golden fleece. 2. A representation of a golden sheepskin, esp. as an ornament or heraldic device. Cf. Order of the Golden Fleece n. at Phrases, toison d'or n. ΚΠ 1539 Inv. Habiliments, etc., Jas. V. Scot. (1815) 49 Item the ordoure of the Empriour with the goldin fleis. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxiii The kyng ware the golden Flees, and the duke ware the Gartier. 1675 T. Jordan Triumphs of London 11 Plenty, In a Vest of Gold and Silver... In one hand a Cornucopia, in the other a Golden Fleece. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) He bears Sable, in Rencounter, a Golden Fleece. 1849 B. Disraeli Corr. with Sister (1886) 220 He [sc. Guizot] had his red ribbon on and also his golden fleece. 1965 Guardian 19 Feb. 8/5 The present coat of arms..is a red shield bearing the golden fleece of the Rochdale civic arms. 2009 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 27 June Even today, the king of Spain wears the Golden Fleece at official events because he is the master of the order. Phrases Order of the Golden Fleece n. [compare Spanish orden del Toisón de Oro, orden de Tusón (both early 16th cent.)] an order of chivalry instituted on 29 January 1430 by Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, in honour of his marriage to Isabella of Portugal; the badge or insignia representing or demonstrating membership of this. Also Knight of the Golden Fleece: a member of this order.Following the War of the Spanish Succession (1700–14), the order was divided into Spanish and Austrian branches. ΚΠ 1555 J. Wilkinson tr. L. de Avila y Cuñiga Comm. Wars in Germany sig. A.iiij^v The Emperor..parted toward Almain passyng by Vtrike, where he kepte the Chapter of his order of the golden fleese [Sp. orden de Tuson]. 1698 B. Connor Hist. Poland I. i. iv. 190 Prince James was Knight of the Golden Fleece, which made him obnoxious to the French Party. 1724 Daily Courant 17 Apr. His Catholick Majesty has named the Duke of Orleans and Duke of Bourbon Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. a1885 A. Gilchrist Cent. Guild Hobby Horse (1887) 15 He stands there in gloomy black doublet with the order of the golden fleece round his neck. 1934 Burlington Mag. June 282/1 Don Carlos was elected a knight of the Golden Fleece at the age of 10 in 1555. 1965 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 24 114 The saltire or St. Andrew's cross, sometimes shown as ragged staves, was one of the badges of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 2011 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 June 10 The Dedication Medal of the City of Nuremberg shows Holy Roman Emperor Charles V wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1387
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