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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. ?; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.]
(Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.
(Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge.
(Zo["o]l.) A species of large vulture ( Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the ``eagle'' of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also gryphon.]
An English early apple.
Griffin \Grif"fin\, n.
An Anglo-Indian name for a person just arrived from Europe.
--H. Kingsley.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1200 (as a surname), from Old French grifon "a bird of prey," also "fabulous bird of Greek mythology" (with head and wings of an eagle, body and hind quarters of a lion, believed to inhabit Scythia and guard its gold), from Late Latin gryphus, misspelling of grypus, variant of gryps (genitive grypos), from Greek gryps (genitive grypos) "curved, hook-nosed," in reference to its beak.\n
\nKlein suggests a Semitic source, "through the medium of the Hittites," and cites Hebrew kerubh "a winged angel," Akkad. karibu, epithet of the bull-colossus (see cherub). The same or an identical word was used, with uncertain connections, in mid-19c. Louisiana to mean "mulatto" (especially one one-quarter or two-fifths white) and in India from late 18c. to mean "newly arrived European."
Wiktionary
n. 1 A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. 2 A large vulture (''Gyps fulvus'') found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeier. 3 An English early apple. 4 (context dated Anglo-Indian English) A person who has just arrived from Europe. 5 A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian.
WordNet
n. winged monster with an eagle-like head and body of a lion [syn: gryphon]
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Wikipedia
A griffin is a legendary creature, usually portrayed with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
Griffin may also refer to:
Dr. Griffin is a fictional character, also known as The Invisible Man, who appears as the titular protagonist in H.G. Wells' 1897 science fiction novella The Invisible Man. In the original novel, Griffin is a scientist whose research in optics and experiments into changing the human body's refractive index to that of air results in his becoming invisible. The character has become iconic, particularly in horror fiction, and versions and variations have appeared throughout various media.
Griffin is a surname of primarily Irish origin. Griffin was the 75th most common surname on the island of Ireland in 1891. It was estimated in 2000 that Griffin is the 114th most common surname in the U.S., with a population in the order of two hundred thousand.
Griffin (Johnny Horton) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Griffin, in comics, may refer to:
- Griffin (Dan Vado), an AWOL space mercenary originally published by DC Comics
- Griffin (DC Comics), a DC Comics character who is a novice superhero and roommate to Bart Allen
- Griffin (Marvel Comics), a Marvel comics supervillain
- Griffin, an alias used by the Clown in Marvel Comics' World War Hulk: Gamma Corps mini-series
The Griffin was the protagonist of an eponymous 6 issue mini-series published by DC Comics in 1992. It was originally released by Slave Labor in 1988.
The Griffin, a mythical creature with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion, is the mascot of The College of William & Mary. William & Mary President Taylor Reveley announced the adoption of the new mascot on April 6, 2010. The Griffin mascot beat out the other four finalists: a King and Queen (dual mascot), a Phoenix, a Pug, and a Wren. The College had not had an official mascot since the late 1970s.
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon ( Greek: γρύφων, grýphōn, or γρύπων, grýpōn, early form γρύψ, grýps; ) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin was also thought of as king of all creatures. Griffins are known for guarding treasure and priceless possessions. Adrienne Mayor, a classical folklorist, proposes that the griffin was an ancient misconception derived from the fossilized remains of the Protoceratops found in gold mines in the Altai mountains of Scythia, in present-day southeastern Kazakhstan, or in Mongolia, though this hypothesis has been strongly contested as it ignores pre- Mycenaean accounts. In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine.
Griffin was the name of a 17th-century ship known to have sailed between England and English settlements in Massachusetts. Several historical and genealogical references show the Griffin making such journeys in 1633 and 1634. The 1633 journey left at Downs, England and landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts on September 3. This 1633 journey carried religious dissidents, including Thomas Hooker, Samuel Stone, John Cotton, and others totaling 200 people. The ship Griffin weighed in at 300 tons and she saw the birth of at least one child, Seaborn Cotton, during the 1633 voyage. In 1634 the Griffin carried Anne Hutchinson to the Massachusetts colony. Hutchinson's oldest son had preceded her the previous year, also on the Griffin.
There are at least several other ships known to have used Griffin or similar names in preceding or following centuries. Most if not all such non-17th-century references probably refer to another vessel carrying the same name, such as the Danish warship Griffen, which sailed the Baltic Sea in the late 15th century, or Robert de La Salle's ship Le Griffon, which sailed the Great Lakes in the late 17th century.
Griffin is a masculine given name which may refer to:
- Griffin Bell (1918–2009), American lawyer and former U.S. Attorney General
- Griffin Curteys (by 1521-87), English Member of Parliament
- Griffin Dunne (born 1955), American actor, film producer and director
- Griffin Greene (1749–1804), a Continental Army commissary, paymaster and quartermaster during the American Revolutionary War and pioneering settler in what is now Ohio
- Griffin Markham (died after 1644), English soldier
- Griffin McMaster (born 1983), Australian footballer
- Griffin O'Neal (born 1964), American actor, son of actor Ryan O'Neal
- Griffin Reinhart (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
Usage examples of "griffin".
If the Empire were to become truly organized, they would certainly put down the ogrilloi and the human bandits, and kill the dragons and trolls and griffins, possibly the elves and dwarves and all the other things that make Adventuring entertaining in the first place.
When the griffins wearily leveled out, heads bent down between their spread wings, ready to soar or sideslip if the thing came for them, the blueness leaped into a long flash of azure light, rushing in zigzags underneath them faster even than lightning, and disappeared into the distance behind.
Brodie was comparing his new lieutenant, Cliff Marsland, with the old, Bozo Griffin.
If such were the case, the guilt must lie between Bozo Griffin and Cliff Marsland.
Cliff Marsland, strolling through the badlands with Bozo Griffin, had gained no suspicion whatever.
With a contemptuous laugh, Brodie Brodan ordered Bozo Griffin to bring the prisoner along.
The chuffing of the griffins grew in pitch until it became a cross between a yelp and howl.
All at once he started awake, hearing that ringing beat, but he realized he was listening to the chuffing of the griffins.
Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Thirlwall, Fitzgerald, and Griffin, addressed him a letter, in which he was requested to resign his office, since he must see, as well as they, the inconsistency of holding his position as Bishop and believing and publishing such views as were contained in his exegetical works.
Suddenly Griffin Larry Niven and Steven Barnes 187 saw Bishop as a Gamer King of the Gamers, perhaps.
And there, gliding in, was Niffy Gliff, the combination griffin Pegasus with the horn.
Of course there was a mossy stone hemicycle not far off, and cracked benches with griffins feet, where one might sit and gossip and watch the lizards scamper in the sun.
And you know a hippogriff is a cross between a horse and a griffin, right?
Harry recognized the hippogriff immediately, and wished he was able to speak in his griffin form.