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griffin

1

[ grif-in ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.


griffin

2

[ grif-in ]

noun

  1. (in India and the East) a newcomer, especially a white person from a Western country.

Griffin

3

[ grif-in ]

noun

  1. a city in W Georgia.
  2. a male given name.

griffin

1

/ ˈɡ°ùɪ´Úɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a winged monster with an eagle-like head and the body of a lion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

griffin

2

/ ˈɡ°ùɪ´Úɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a newcomer to the Orient, esp one from W Europe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of griffin1

1300–50; Middle English griffoun < Middle French grifon < Latin ²µ°ù²âÌ„±è³ó³Ü²õ < Greek ²µ°ù²âÌ„±è- (stem of ²µ°ù²â̱̄è²õ ) “curled, curved, having a hooked noseâ€

Origin of griffin2

First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of griffin1

C14: from Old French grifon, from Latin ²µ°ùÓ¯±è³ó³Ü²õ, from Greek grups, from grupos hooked

Origin of griffin2

C18: of unknown origin
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Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.

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A pair of sleeping lions, for instance, Irvine found in the back pages of a catalog for a Chicago statue company, and two iron griffins were hiding in the corner of an Alhambra marble shop.

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Renaissance and Medieval pieces, and the “quality camp†or “fantasy furniture†he favored — weird and whimsical pieces embellished with mythical creatures; chairs sprouting antlers, torcheres bedecked with gargoyles, commodes atop griffin feet.

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What she was proposing was wildly off-brand: an epic fantasy series with dragons, griffins, magic and political intrigue.

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It depicts griffins, deer, lotus flowers, and men on horseback and dates from around 400 BC.

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