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griffin
1[ grif-in ]
noun
- a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
griffin
2[ grif-in ]
noun
- (in India and the East) a newcomer, especially a white person from a Western country.
Griffin
3[ grif-in ]
noun
- a city in W Georgia.
- a male given name.
griffin
1/ ˈɡ°ùɪ´Úɪ²Ô /
noun
- a winged monster with an eagle-like head and the body of a lion
griffin
2/ ˈɡ°ùɪ´Úɪ²Ô /
noun
- a newcomer to the Orient, esp one from W Europe
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of griffin1
Origin of griffin2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of griffin1
Origin of griffin2
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
What she was proposing was wildly off-brand: an epic fantasy series with dragons, griffins, magic and political intrigue.
It depicts griffins, deer, lotus flowers, and men on horseback and dates from around 400 BC.
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