golden balln.

Brit.

/ˌɡəʊld(ə)n ˈbɔːl/, U.S.

/ˌɡoʊld(ə)n ˈbɔl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: golden adj., ball n.¹

Etymology: < golden adj. + ball n.¹

†1. A cause or subject of strife or dissension; = apple of discord n. at apple n. Phrases 3b. Obsolete.With allusion to the myth that a golden apple inscribed ‘For the fairest’ was thrown by Eris, goddess of discord, among the guests at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, and contended for by the goddesses Hera, Athene, and Aphrodite. The story is told by the Latin author, Hyginus ( Fabulae 92 (2nd cent. a.d.)).

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society > society and the community > dissent > [noun] > causing dissension > cause or subject of dissension

questionc1384

matterc1390

strife1535

apple of discord1574

bone of contention1590

golden ball1609

1609 R. Cottington True Hist. Disc. Muley Hamets viii. sig. D^v The three brethren thus striuing for the golden Ball of Soueraignty, iustice was trodden downe.

a1671 T. Fairfax Short Mem. (1699) 118 The King was the Golden Ball cast between the two Parties, the Parliament and the Army.

1713 tr. W. van Metternich Faith & Reason Compared 252 Even the most celebrated Orthodoxy itself, that Golden Ball of Contention,..treats and disputes about the true Ideas of Things Divine.

2. three golden balls: see ball n.¹ Phrases 4.

a. The globeflower, Trollius europaeus. In later use chiefly Irish English. Now rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > allied flowers

githa1382

nigellaa1398

gollana1400

pilewort?a1425

gold-knop1538

fig-wort1548

lucken gowan1548

melanthion1559

gold crap1571

bachelor's buttons1578

celandine1578

gold cup1578

Goldilocks1578

nigel1578

nigelweed1578

troll flower1578

peppergrass1587

golden cup1589

globe crowfoot1597

globeflower1597

winter aconite1597

kiss-me-twice-before-I-rise1664

devil-in-a-bush1722

globe ranunculus1731

turban1760

love-in-a-mist1787

love-in-a-puzzle1824

fair-grass1825

water buttercup1831

golden knobs1835

ficary1848

New Year's gift1856

bishop wort1863

fennel-flower1863

golden ball1875

1875 Gardeners' Chron. 27 Mar. 407/1 The Trollius europæus, or Golden Ball, is very ornamental for a growth close to the edge of the water.

1906 J. Foord Decorative Plant & Flower Stud. 3 It is also known as the Globe Flower, Globe Crowfoot, Trol Flower, Lucken gowan or Cabbage Daisy, and Golden Ball.

1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 124/2 Golden-ball, the globe flower, Trollius europeus.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 150/1 Goldenball, a wild flower: the globeflower Trollius europaeus.

†b. English regional (Somerset). The guelder rose, Viburnum opulus. Obsolete rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Golden Ball,..(2) Viburnum Opulus, L. (the garden variety).

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Golden-ball, the guelder rose.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	golden ball
释义	golden balln. Brit. /ˌɡəʊld(ə)n ˈbɔːl/, U.S. /ˌɡoʊld(ə)n ˈbɔl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: golden adj., ball n.¹ Etymology: < golden adj. + ball n.¹ †1. A cause or subject of strife or dissension; = apple of discord n. at apple n. Phrases 3b. Obsolete.With allusion to the myth that a golden apple inscribed ‘For the fairest’ was thrown by Eris, goddess of discord, among the guests at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, and contended for by the goddesses Hera, Athene, and Aphrodite. The story is told by the Latin author, Hyginus ( Fabulae 92 (2nd cent. a.d.)). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > [noun] > causing dissension > cause or subject of dissension questionc1384 matterc1390 strife1535 apple of discord1574 bone of contention1590 golden ball1609 1609 R. Cottington True Hist. Disc. Muley Hamets viii. sig. D^v The three brethren thus striuing for the golden Ball of Soueraignty, iustice was trodden downe. a1671 T. Fairfax Short Mem. (1699) 118 The King was the Golden Ball cast between the two Parties, the Parliament and the Army. 1713 tr. W. van Metternich Faith & Reason Compared 252 Even the most celebrated Orthodoxy itself, that Golden Ball of Contention,..treats and disputes about the true Ideas of Things Divine. 2. three golden balls: see ball n.¹ Phrases 4. 3. a. The globeflower, Trollius europaeus. In later use chiefly Irish English. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > allied flowers githa1382 nigellaa1398 gollana1400 pilewort?a1425 gold-knop1538 fig-wort1548 lucken gowan1548 melanthion1559 gold crap1571 bachelor's buttons1578 celandine1578 gold cup1578 Goldilocks1578 nigel1578 nigelweed1578 troll flower1578 peppergrass1587 golden cup1589 globe crowfoot1597 globeflower1597 winter aconite1597 kiss-me-twice-before-I-rise1664 devil-in-a-bush1722 globe ranunculus1731 turban1760 love-in-a-mist1787 love-in-a-puzzle1824 fair-grass1825 water buttercup1831 golden knobs1835 ficary1848 New Year's gift1856 bishop wort1863 fennel-flower1863 golden ball1875 1875 Gardeners' Chron. 27 Mar. 407/1 The Trollius europæus, or Golden Ball, is very ornamental for a growth close to the edge of the water. 1906 J. Foord Decorative Plant & Flower Stud. 3 It is also known as the Globe Flower, Globe Crowfoot, Trol Flower, Lucken gowan or Cabbage Daisy, and Golden Ball. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 124/2 Golden-ball, the globe flower, Trollius europeus. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 150/1 Goldenball, a wild flower: the globeflower Trollius europaeus. †b. English regional (Somerset). The guelder rose, Viburnum opulus. Obsolete rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Golden Ball,..(2) Viburnum Opulus, L. (the garden variety). 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Golden-ball, the guelder rose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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