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Definition of Griffons
1. griffon [n] - See also: griffon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Griffons
Literary usage of Griffons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Excerpta Cypria: Materials for a History of Cyprus by Claude Delaval Cobham (1908)
"... fell sick, and without obtaining the king's leave, came to the camp before
Acre, where he died. After his death the griffons and ..."
2. The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight: Which Treateth of by Sir John Mandeville (1887)
"... and of many griffons and other beastes. FROM this land men shal go unto the
land of ... griffons ..."
3. Larcher's Notes on Herodotus: Historical and Critical Comments on the by Pierre-Henri Larcher (1844)
"To this popular belief he ascribes the fable of the griffons. But fables which
represent gold as every where guarded by monsters, may be suspected of ..."
4. Larcher's Notes on Herodotus: Historical and Critical Comments on the by Pierre-Henri Larcher (1844)
"To this popular belief he ascribes the fable of the griffons. But fables which
represent gold as every where guarded by monsters, may be suspected of ..."
5. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1897)
"... he could find me a couple of Basset griffons, such as he used to keep years
ago, he informed me that he could not, unless I put my hand very deeply into ..."
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