gorgons
plural of gorgon
Source: Wiktionary
Gor"gon, n. Etym: [L. Gorgo, -onis, Gr.
1. (Gr. Myth.)
Definition: One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa.
2. Anything very ugly or horrid. Milton.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The brindled gnu. See Gnu.
Gor"gon, a.
Definition: Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2024
(noun) a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; “hundreds of people attended his funeral”
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