golden thread
golden thread · golden threads
A common theme or ideaA common theme or idea.
» Every curl of her hair captures the sunlight like a golden thread.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A common theme or idea.
More definitions
- low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
Examples
2 sentencesEvery curl of her hair captures the sunlight like a golden thread.
As soon as the morning spread its cloak across the sea waves, the sun embroidered it with golden threads.
deKaum hatte auf den Wellen des Meeres der Morgen seinen Mantel ausgebreitet, bestickte die Sonne ihn mit goldenen Fäden.
Forms
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers:goldthreadCoptis groenlandicaCoptis trifolia groenlandica