GOLDEN FLEECE

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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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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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