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Golden Horn

(Encyclopedia)Golden Horn: see İstanbul.

golden parachute

(Encyclopedia)golden parachute, a contract given to top executives of a corporation to provide benefits in case of job loss due to a takeover by another firm or a merger. The unusually generous benefits may include...

Golden Rectangle

(Encyclopedia)Golden Rectangle: see Golden Section. ...

golden retriever

(Encyclopedia)golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). ...

Golden Rule

(Encyclopedia)Golden Rule, in the New Testament, saying of Jesus. In the Gospel of Matthew he says, “In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.” The Gospe...

Golden Section

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Rectangle ABCD is a golden rectangle. Removing the square AEFD leaves the rectangle EBCF Golden Section, in mathematics, division of a line segment into two segments such that the ratio of the...

golden shower

(Encyclopedia)golden shower: see senna.

golden stars

(Encyclopedia)golden stars: see tunicate.

golden tuft

(Encyclopedia)golden tuft: see alyssum.

Golden Valley

(Encyclopedia)Golden Valley. <1> City (2020 pop. 8,801), Mohave co., NW Arizona. The town was named for the development company that originally subdivided the l...