golden chains

Ornate metal restraints

Golden chains is a common name for laburnum, an ornamental tree with hanging clusters of bright yellow flowers that drape like chains.

The striking cascades bloom in late spring: The garden path was covered by an arch of golden chains.

All parts of the plant are poisonous.

Related

flower clusters · jewelry · captivity · necklace · blooms · toxicity · opulence · temptation · restraint · extravagance · adornment · trees · burden · links · pods · luxury · mythology · deciduous

Opposites
freedom versus bondage

golden chainsfreedom

Absence of constraint

liberty · independence · emancipation · autonomy · liberation

nature of constraint (gilded vs. brutal)

golden chainsiron chains

Metal restraints with links

iron shackles · leg irons · forced labor

Family

golden, chains, gold, chain, gilded, gilding, gilds, chained, chaining

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G