Brussels griffon — one of a Belgian breed of toy dogs having a thick, wiry, reddish brown coat. [1935 40] * * * ▪ breed of dog breed of toy dog developed in late 19th century Belgium from the affenpinscher and an ordinary street dog. The Brussels griffon is a … Universalium
Brussels griffon — noun Date: 1904 any of a breed of short faced compact rough or smooth coated toy dogs of Belgian origin called also griffon … New Collegiate Dictionary
Brussels griffon — Brus′sels grif′fon n. dch one of a Belgian breed of toy dogs with an upturned nose and a reddish brown coat • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
Griffon — is a type of dog, a collection of breeds of originally hunting dogs. There are three recognized lines of the griffon type (FCI), the griffon vendéens, the wirehaired pointers, and the smousje (Belgian companion dogs). The griffon type is… … Wikipedia
brussels — carpet (woven with a raised pattern by a method first used in Brussels); brussels griffon (toy dog bred in Brussels); brussels lace (high quality floralpattern lace); brussels sprouts (small cabbage like vegetable) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Griffon — Grif fon (gr[i^]f f[o^]n), n. [F.] One of a European breed of rough coated dogs, somewhat taller than the setter and of a grizzly liver color. They are used in hunting game birds. The Brussels griffon is a very small, wiry coated, short nosed pet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Griffon Bruxellois — Infobox Dogbreed image caption = A Griffon Bruxellois akcgroup = Toy akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/brussels griffon/index.cfm altname = Brussels Griffon Belgium Griffon ankcgroup = Group 1 (Toy) ankcstd =… … Wikipedia
griffon — griffon1 /grif euhn/, n. a vulture of the genus Gyps, esp. G. fulvus, of southern Europe. [1350 1400; ME griffoun < F; see GRIFFIN1] griffon2 /grif euhn/, n. 1. any of several varieties of the Brussels griffon differing from each other in… … Universalium
griffon — noun Etymology: French, literally, griffin Date: 1882 1. Brussels griffon 2. wirehaired pointing griffon … New Collegiate Dictionary
griffon — I grif•fon [[t]ˈgrɪf ən[/t]] n. 1) dch any of several varieties of the Brussels griffon differing from each other in color or coat texture 2) dch Also called wirehaired pointing griffon one of a Dutch breed of medium sized dogs having a coarse,… … From formal English to slang
