Gorgon (noun)

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• gorgon — ► NOUN 1) Greek Mythology each of three sisters with snakes for hair, who had the power to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. 2) a fierce, frightening, or repulsive woman. ORIGIN Greek Gorg , from gorgos terrible …   English terms dictionary

• gorgon — noun Etymology: Latin Gorgon , Gorgo, from Greek Gorgōn Date: 14th century 1. capitalized any of three snake haired sisters in Greek mythology whose appearance turns the beholder to stone 2. an ugly or repulsive woman • Gorgonian adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gorgon — noun (C) 1 informal an ugly frightening woman 2 Gorgon one of the three sisters in ancient Greek stories with snakes on their heads that made anyone who looked at them change into stone …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gorgon — 1. adjective Like a gorgon; very ugly or terrifying. 2. noun a) Vicious female monsters from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. Swilling martinis and spewing venom, Phyllis is a particularly unappetizing gorgon …   Wiktionary

• Gorgon — UK [ˈɡɔː(r)ɡən] / US [ˈɡɔrɡən] noun [countable] Word forms Gorgon : singular Gorgon plural Gorgons 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 …   English dictionary

• gorgon — /ˈgɔgən/ (say gawguhn) noun (sometimes upper case) a terrible or repulsive woman. {from Gorgon} …  

• 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 — [ gɔ:g(ə)n] noun 1》 Greek Mythology each of three sisters with snakes for hair, who had the power to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. 2》 a fierce, frightening, or repulsive woman. Origin via L. from Gk Gorgō, from gorgos terrible …   English new terms dictionary

• Gorgon — /ˈgɔgən/ (say gawguhn) noun Greek Legend any of three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, whose heads were covered with snakes instead of hair, and whose glance turned the beholder to stone …  

• medusa — noun Date: 14th century 1. capitalized [Latin, from Greek Medousa] a mortal Gorgon who is slain when decapitated by Perseus 2. plural medusae [New Latin, from Latin] jellyfish 1a • medusan adjective or noun • medusoid adjective or noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Euryale — noun 1. (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Hypernyms: ↑Gorgon 2. basket stars • Syn: ↑genus Euryale …   Useful english dictionary