golden circle

noun

He meant to tell the spectator that the figure so decorated was a saint, and to produce splendor of effect by the golden circle.

Before them spread a great, level, shining expanse of black, with the ring in its center—a huge golden circle.

Through these chambers we reach the top of the sepulchre, a golden circle 365 cubits in circumference, and one cubit thick.

The democrats organized a secret society known as the Knights of the Golden Circle, one of its objects being to prevent a draft.

They chose for a title the quaint and striking name of "Knights of the Golden Circle."

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