golden delicious

See also: Golden Delicious

English

Noun

golden delicious (plural golden deliciouses)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Golden Delicious.
   • 1992, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, volume 299, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 1016, column 1:

     A Smitty’s store had ordered eight cases of size 138 red delicious apples and six size 138 golden delicious apples. Ochoa, however, sent them 14 size 138 golden delicious.

   • 1996, William T[anner] Vollmann, “Disappointed by the Wind: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1993)”, in The Atlas, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 335:

     There are coppery-leafed forests along the riverbanks, and lanes of leaves the milky green of English apples. Closer to Toronto they have all turned the hue of golden deliciouses or McIntoshes; […]

   • 2003, Harry Turtledove, Gunpowder Empire (Crosstime Traffic; 1), New York, N.Y.: Tor, →ISBN, page 19:

     As if to make up for the orange apples’ strangeness, Jeremy chose two golden deliciouses from the raised right here bin.

   • 2006, NFT™—Not For Tourists™ Guide to Washington DC 2007, New York, N.Y.: Not For Tourists, Inc, →ISBN, page 286, column 1:

     And there are golden deliciouses and macintoshes and granny smiths and galas! Kids and adults can pick their own crops year round (nearly) at Butler’s Orchard, […]