golden wand

Definitions

1. 1

   The caduceus.

   • Instead of snake oil, they would favor a more positive reptilian allusion, the caduceus, the golden wand of medicine; also known as the staff of Asclepius, this ancient healing symbol consists of a snake wound around a rod or pole.
2. 2

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see golden, wand.

   • Holding a golden wand in his hand, he came and stood to my right; and the golden wand pulsed and three times he called my name, saying, " Lucianus, Lucianus, Lucianus! "
   • The queen seated herself upon the throne, and the pages, advancing towards her, and bending low, as they approached the steps, handed her a golden wand.

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