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griffon
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 pet dog of Belgian origin.
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
see griffin.
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.
WordNet
n. breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle [syn: Brussels griffon, Belgian griffon]
breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France [syn: wire-haired pointing griffon]
large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings [syn: griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus]
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 companion dogs or Dutch Smoushond). The griffon type is characterized by rough or wire-hair.
The griffon is mentioned as early as Xenophon. The hounds, Canis Segusius, used by the Gauls were griffons. Among the oldest breeds are the Italian Wire-haired Pointing Dog or Spinone Italiano (FCI #165) and the breeds bred by Eduard Karel Korthals originating in the Low Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, northern France) which have a short, bearded muzzle. The smousje, a small dog mentioned since the Middle Ages in the Low Countries known for its firm, even temperament and rough coat, was the initial breeding stock for the Griffon Bruxellois.
Griffon is a collection of dog breeds that were originally hunting dogs.
Griffon may also refer to:
Griffon is a steel Dive Coaster roller coaster located at the Busch Gardens Williamsburg amusement park in James City County, Virginia, United States. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it is high, and is the second-fastest Dive Coaster built. The roller coaster features two Immelmann loops, a splashdown, two vertical drops and was the first of its kind to use floorless trains. Griffon was announced to the public on August 23, 2006 and opened on May 18, 2007 to positive reviews by both newspapers and enthusiasts. In 2007, Amusement Todays annual Golden Ticket Awards voted it the third-best new steel roller coaster of that year and the 27th-best steel roller coaster. It was voted the 33rd-best steel roller coaster in 2013.
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the griffon is a powerful, majestic and fierce magical beast.
Griffon is an open source rich client platform framework which uses the Apache Groovy programming language (which is in turn based on the Java platform). Griffon is intended to be a high-productivity framework by rewarding use of the Model-View-Controller paradigm, providing a stand-alone development environment and hiding much of the configuration detail from the developer. A significant portion of the build environment is directly derived from the Grails codebase and hence follows many of its conventions.
The first release is the fruit of the effort by the Groovy Swing team and an attempt to take the best of rapid application development, as indicated by its Grails-like structure, the agility of Groovy, and the availability of components for Swing.
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.