Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mask of the Gorgon; the head of Medusa; in classical mythology, such a mask or head as an attribute of Pallas, who bore it on her breast in the midst of her ægis, and also on her shield. See cut under
ægis .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun architecture A
mask carved inimitation of a Gorgon'shead .
Etymologies
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Latin, from Ancient Greek
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