The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alcyon \Al"cy*on\, n. See Halcyon. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of halcyon English)
Wikipedia
The Alcyon was a French bicycle, automobile and motorcycle manufacturer between 1903 and 1954.
Alcyon was a French professional cycling team that was active from 1906 to 1955. It was owned by Alcyon, a French bicycle, automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.
Usage examples of "alcyon".
In youth he made of Ceyx and Alcyon, And since then he hath spoke of every one These noble wives, and these lovers eke.
I hastened to the aperture, and under the crustations of coral, covered with fungi, syphonules, alcyons, madrepores, through myriads of charming fish--girelles, glyphisidri, pompherides, diacopes, and holocentres--I recognised certain debris that the drags had not been able to tear up--iron stirrups, anchors, cannons, bullets, capstan fittings, the stem of a ship, all objects clearly proving the wreck of some vessel, and now carpeted with living flowers.
I hastened to the aperture, and under the crustations of coral, covered with fungi, syphonules, alcyons, madrepores, through myriads of charming fish--girelles, glyphisidri, pompherides, diacopes, and holocentres--I recognised certain debris that the drags had not been able to tear up--iron stirrups, anchors, cannons, bullets, capstan fittings, the stem of a ship, all objects clearly proving the wreck of some vessel, and now carpeted with living flowers.
In youth he made of Ceyx and Alcyon, And since then he hath spoke of every one These noble wives, and these lovers eke.