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griffon

1

[ grif-uhn ]

noun

  1. a vulture of the genus Gyps, especially G. fulvus, of southern Europe.


griffon

2

[ grif-uhn ]

noun

  1. any of several varieties of the Brussels griffon differing from each other in coloration or in the texture of the coat. Compare Belgian griffon, Brabançon, Brussels griffon.
  2. Also called wirehaired pointing griffon. one of a Dutch breed of medium-sized dogs having a coarse, steel-gray or grayish-white coat with chestnut markings, used for pointing and retrieving birds.

griffon

1

/ ˈɡrɪfən /

noun

  1. a variant of griffin 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


griffon

2

/ ˈɡrɪfən /

noun

  1. any of various small wire-haired breeds of dog, originally from Belgium
  2. any large vulture of the genus Gyps, of Africa, S Europe, and SW Asia, having a pale plumage with black wings: family Accipitridae (hawks)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of griffon1

1350–1400; Middle English griffoun < French; griffin 1

Origin of griffon2

1820–30; < French; akin to griffin 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of griffon1

C19: from French: griffin 1
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Example Sentences

“Pea Tear Griffon” is singing what goes up must come down while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne.

The illustration represents one of the rocky gorges so plentiful in Palestine, inhabited by a number of Griffon Vultures.

Or have you the griffon vulture's wings that you may fly over mountains?

A thousand desires hotter than flame bound my eyes to the relucent eyes which only upon the griffon were standing fixed.

V'l le griffon qui prend une voltigeante pour broder sur du mince.

His Majesty brought with him his little griffon dog, and immediately on arriving he asked for port wine and sandwiches.

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