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Originated in Holland but largely developed in France
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griffon
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Griffon \Grif"fon\ (gr[i^]f"f[o^]n), n. [F.] One of a European breed of rough-coated dogs, somewhat taller than the setter and of a grizzly liver color. They are used in hunting game birds. The Brussels griffon is a very small, wiry-coated, short-nosed ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Griffon is a type of dog , a collection of breeds of originally hunting dogs. There are three lines of the griffon type recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI): the griffon vendéens, the wirehaired pointers, and the smousje (Belgian ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (alternative form of griffin nodot=1 English) (gloss: legendary creature) 2 A breed of dog usually called the Brussels Griffon, reminiscent of the legendary creature.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
see griffin .
Usage examples of griffon.
Matthew Griffon lived on a secluded estate somewhere on the rocky Maine coast.
The last thing she needed was to alarm Matthew Griffon A couple of things had happened that had made her groan at her bad luck.
The light had faded, and it was difficult to see Griffon again at the dark background of the trees.
As he led her through the swaying evergreens, Griffon hunched his shoulders and bent his head.
While Griffon rooted around in the small refrigerator under the counter, she surveyed the book titles.
Perhaps Griffon was perfectly comfortable with the silence, but Jessica could feel it filling the little room and then closing in on her.
Seven years later, Matthew Griffon was too important a literary phenomenon for the dark secrets of his past to turn off his fans.
Jessica stared at her in astonishment, the thread of her conversation with Griffon severed as if a knife had cut through the air.
With narrowed eyes, she looked from Jessica to Griffon and, back again as if trying to determine whether her friend was in trouble.
Nonplussed at her paranoia, she headed for the den, where her Matthew Griffon collection was piled on one of the end tables.
Brain Stoker, Matthew Griffon and a few other highly imaginative writers.
With his free hand, Griffon fumbled in his breast pocket and pulled out some folded papers.
She rotund Griffon dressed in his jeans and T-shirt from the evening before, sitting on the sofa, his hands wrapped around a mug of coffee, He must have been listening for Jessica.
She nodded, desperate to bring the two parts of Matthew Griffon together, the part that longed for a normal life and the part that lived through the books he wrote.
IT WAS MORE than an hour later when Jessica finally said a lingering good-night to Griffon and closed the door of the camper.