golden thread

noun

A common theme or idea.

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goldthreadCoptis groenlandicaCoptis trifolia groenlandica
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Meanings

noungolden thread (plural golden threads)

plural golden threads

  1. idiomaticA common theme or idea.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlow-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers

Similar
goldthreadCoptis groenlandicaCoptis trifolia groenlandica
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
common threadgoldthread

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

golden thread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20thread

MLA

“golden thread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20thread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden thread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20thread.

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