gold·i·locks

(gōl′dē-lŏks′)

n. Informal

A person, usually a woman or girl, with golden or blond hair.

[goldy, golden (from Middle English : gold, gold; see gold + -y, -y; see -y¹) + locks, pl. of lock.]

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goldilocks

(ˈɡəʊldɪˌlɒks)

n (functioning as singular)

1. (Plants) a Eurasian plant, Aster linosyris (or Linosyris vulgaris), with clusters of small yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

2. (Plants) a Eurasian ranunculaceous woodland plant, Ranunculus auricomus, with yellow flowers. See also buttercup

3. (sometimes capital) a person, esp a girl, with light blond hair

4. (Environmental Science) (modifier; sometimes capital) not prone to extremes of temperature, volatility, etc: a goldilocks planet; a goldilocks economy.

5. (modifier; sometimes capital) not prone to extremes of temperature, volatility, etc: a goldilocks planet; a goldilocks economy.

[(for sense 4): C20: from the fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears, in which the heroine prefers the porridge that is neither too hot nor too cold]

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Noun

goldilocks - early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod

Aster linosyris, goldilocks aster, Linosyris vulgaris

aster - any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers

Translations

Goldilocks

[ˈgəʊldɪlɒks] N → Rubiales

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So this arrangement makes it all square and comfortable, you see, and she will pay for the schooling by curling these goldilocks a dozen times a day if you let her."

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Ringmaster Webb introduces set pieces which showcase the skills of performers from Italy, Spain and Brazil, while Adams' clown - out to impress Goldilocks by replacing talented all-rounder Starbuck as the star of the show - pulls off his tightrope act in a tense scene which momentarily saw everyone fall silent - then erupt into Steve applause.

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Ringmaster Webb introduces set pieces which showcase the skills of performers from Italy, Spain and Brazil, while Adams's clown - out to impress Goldilocks by replacing talented all-rounder Starbuck as the star of the show - pulls off his tightrope act in a tense scene which momentarily saw everyone fall silent - then erupt into applause.

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