GOLDILOCKS

goldilocks, goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris, Linosyris vulgaris

(noun) early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

goldilocks (plural goldilocks)

A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.

A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.

Etymology

Proper noun

Goldilocks

The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

(used attributively) Something in a happy medium or optimal point between two extremes.

Source: Wiktionary


Gold"i*locks`, n.

Definition: Same as Goldylocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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