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griffin

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[ 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

/ 藞伞谤瑟蹿瑟苍 /

noun

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

griffin

2

/ 藞伞谤瑟蹿瑟苍 /

noun

  1. a newcomer to the Orient, esp one from W Europe
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 驳谤颈蹿顎协颈苍路别蝉辩耻别顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of griffin1

1300鈥50; Middle English griffoun < Middle French grifon < Latin 驳谤测虅辫丑耻蝉 < Greek 驳谤测虅辫- (stem of 驳谤测虅虂辫蝉 ) 鈥渃urled, curved, having a hooked nose鈥

Origin of griffin2

First recorded in 1785鈥95; origin uncertain
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of griffin1

C14: from Old French grifon, from Latin 驳谤盈辫丑耻蝉, from Greek grups, from grupos hooked

Origin of griffin2

C18: of unknown origin
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Think animal jewelry 鈥 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 鈥渜uality camp鈥 or 鈥渇antasy furniture鈥 he favored 鈥 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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