fleece

  • 91mosaic fleece — /moʊzeɪɪk ˈflis/ (say mohzayik flees) noun a fleece made up of at least two distinct types of wool, one of which occurs in patches over the fleece and may be finer or coarser, longer or shorter than the rest of the fleece …

  • 92Golden Fleece —    From Greek mythology, a ram existed that had gold fleece and he could speak and fly. He was sacrificed by Phrixus, who placed the rams fleece in a grove guarded by a snake. Jason and the Argonauts went on a quest for the fleece …

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  • 93Golden fleece — 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… …

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  • 94Ulysses and the Golden Fleece — (рус. Улисс и Золотое Руно)  графическая приключенческая игра выпущенная в 1981 году компанией Sierra On Line. Игра была создана Бобом Дэвисом и Кеном Уильямсом для платформ Apple II, Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64, FM 7, PC 88, PC 98 и PC Booter …

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  • 95Golden Fleece — Gold′en Fleece′ n. myt a fleece of gold, kept at Colchis by Aeëtes until its theft by Jason and the Argonauts …

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  • 96golden fleece — /goʊldən ˈflis/ (say gohlduhn flees) noun 1. the wool of Australia, when seen as the mainstay of national prosperity. –phrase 2. land of the golden fleece, Australia. {with reference to Golden Fleece} …

  • 97treble fleece — /ˈtrɛbəl flis/ (say trebuhl flees) noun 1. a fleece of wool consisting of three years growth. 2. Also, treble fleecer. a sheep carrying such a fleece …

  • 98Golden Fleece — n. Gr. Myth. the fleece of gold that hung in a sacred grove at Colchis, guarded by a dragon until taken away by Jason and the Argonauts …

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  • 99Hotel Golden Fleece — (Кутаиси,Грузия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Newport Street 18, 4600 Кутаиси, Грузи …

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  • 100Golden Fleece — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑sheepskin, ↑fleece …

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