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the Termagant

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  • The Stone Pilot (character) — The Stone Pilot, Maugin, is a fictional termagant trog from The Edge Chronicles books by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. Character Maugin is a reserved character; throughout the books she speaks very little, and has a shy personality. She is… …   Wikipedia

  • Termagant — Ter ma*gant, n. [OE. Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant (in sense 1), OF. Tervagan; cf. It. Trivigante.] 1. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Lost Barkscrolls —   Author(s) …   Wikipedia

  • termagant — [tʉr′mə gənt] n. [ME Tervagant < OFr, name of an imaginary Muslim deity prob. introduced by the Crusaders] 1. [T ] an imaginary deity supposed by medieval Christians to be worshiped by Muslims and represented in morality plays as a boisterous …   English World dictionary

  • Termagant — In Medieval Europe, Termagant was the name given to a god supposedly worshiped by Muslims.Origin of the conceptEuropean literature from the Middle Ages often referred to Muslims as pagans, or by sobriquets such as the paynim foe . These… …   Wikipedia

  • Termagant — Tervagant (auch: Termagant) war in der mittelalterlichen europäischen Literatur der Name einer angeblichen muslimischen Gottheit. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Ursprünge 2 Tervagant in der Literatur 3 „Termagant“ als zänkisches Weib 4 Andere… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Edge Chronicles Twig Saga — Infobox VG| title = The Edge Chronicles Twig Saga publisher = Random House genre = Fantasy Adventure ratings = Random House: Pre Teen (PT)There are nine books (but ten planned) in The Edge Chronicles that revolve around three central characters:… …   Wikipedia

  • The Stone Pilot — infobox Book | name = The Stone Pilot title orig = translator = image caption = author = Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell illustrator = Chris Riddell cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Children s, Fantasy… …   Wikipedia

  • termagant — [ tə:məg(ə)nt] noun 1》 a harsh tempered or overbearing woman. 2》 (Termagant) historical an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays. Origin ME: via OFr. from Ital. Trivagante, taken to be from L. tri… …   English new terms dictionary

  • The Dragon Masters — Infobox Book | name = The Dragon Masters title orig = translator = image caption = first edition of the The Dragon Masters author = Jack Vance illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science… …   Wikipedia

  • termagant — termagantly, adv. /terr meuh geuhnt/, n. 1. a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. 2. (cap.) a mythical deity popularly believed in the Middle Ages to be worshiped by the Muslims and introduced into the morality play as a violent, overbearing… …   Universalium

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