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Meaning of 'gorgon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gorgon [ a.]
- Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face.
2 . Gorgon [ n.]
- One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa.
- Anything very ugly or horrid.
- The brindled gnu. See Gnu.

Nearby Words:

gor-bellied gor-belly goracco goral goramy gorce gorcock gorcrow gord gordiacea

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