- Gorgon Gor·gon n
- ['ɡɔːɡən]
Gorgone f
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Gorgon Gor·gon n
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gor|gon — «GR guhn», noun. Greek Legend. any one of three sisters (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa), having snakes for hair and faces so horrible that anyone who looked at them turned to stone. ╂[< Latin Gorgō, ōnis < Greek Gorg < gorgós terrible]… … Useful english dictionary
Gor|gon — «GR guhn», noun. Greek Legend. any one of three sisters (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa), having snakes for hair and faces so horrible that anyone who looked at them turned to stone. ╂[< Latin Gorgō, ōnis < Greek Gorg < gorgós terrible]… … Useful english dictionary
gor|gon|ize — «GR guh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to petrify; make hard or stony. 2. to stare at with a Gorgon s look: »Next look, and she might have gorgonized me (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
Gor·gon — /ˈgoɚgən/ noun, pl gons [count] : any one of the three sisters in Greek mythology who had snakes for hair and who could turn anyone who looked at them into stone Medusa the Gorgon … Useful english dictionary
De|mo|gor|gon — «DEE muh GR guhn, DEHM uh », noun. (in medieval mythology) a mysterious and dreadful god or demon. ╂[< Late Latin Dēmogorgōn, apparently ultimately < Greek daímōn demon + gorgós grim, terrible. Compare Gorgon. (Cf. ↑Gorgon)] … Useful english dictionary
Gorgon — Gor gon, a. Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gorgon — Gor gon (g[^o]r g[o^]n), n. [L. Gorgo, onis, Gr. Gorgw , fr. gorgo s terrible.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gorgon — Gor•gon [[t]ˈgɔr gən[/t]] n. 1) myt any of three sister monsters of Greek myth, who had snakes for hair and whose appearance turned anyone looking at them into stone 2) (l.c.) a mean, ugly, or repulsive woman • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L… … From formal English to slang
gorgon — gor|gon [ˈgo:gən US ˈgo:r ] n 1.) Gorgon one of the three sisters in ancient Greek stories who had snakes on their heads that made anyone who looked at them change into stone 2.) BrE informal an ugly frightening woman … Dictionary of contemporary English
Gorgon — Gor|gon [ gɔrgən ] noun count in ancient Greek stories, a MONSTER in the form of a woman with snakes for hair who changed anyone who looked at her into stone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gorgon — gor·gon … English syllables
