gor|gon

gor|gon
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]
gor|gon «GR guhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a very ugly or terrible person, especially a repulsive woman.
2. anything fearful or unpleasant.
–adj.
like a gorgon or gorgon's: »

Your gorgon looks turn me to stone (Phillip Massinger).

[< Gorgon]

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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|zo|la — «GR guhn ZOH luh», noun, or Gorgonzola cheese, a strong, white, blue veined Italian cheese made from milk, that looks and tastes somewhat like Roquefort cheese. ╂[< Gorgonzola, a town in Italy, near Milan] …   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

  • Gor·gon·zo·la — /ˌgoɚgənˈzoʊlə/ noun [noncount] : an Italian cheese that contains blue mold and that has a strong flavor …   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

  • gon — gon·a·duct; gon·a·kie; gon·apophysal; gon·apophysis; gon·ca·lo; gon·dang; gon·do·let; gon·do·lier; gon·ef; gon·er; gon·fa·lon; gon·fa·lon·ier; gon·fa·lo·nie·re; gon·fa·non; gon·go·resque; gon·go·rism; gon·gy·lo·ne·ma; gon·i·dan·gi·um; gon·if;… …   English syllables

  • gor — al·le·gor·i·cal; ban·gor; be·gor·ra; cat·e·gor·e·mat·ic; cat·e·gor·i·cal·ly; de·me·gor·ic; ful·gor; ful·gor·i·dae; gor; gor·ble; gor·bli·mey; gor·ceix·ite; gor·cock; gor·crow; gor·di·a·cea; gor·di·a·cean; gor·di·idae; gor·di·oi·dea; gor·don·ite;… …   English syllables

  • Liste der Biografien/Gor — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste der Biografien/Gon — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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