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griffin
1[grif-in]
noun
a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
griffin
2[grif-in]
noun
(in India and the East) a newcomer, especially a white person from a Western country.
Griffin
3[grif-in]
noun
a city in W Georgia.
a male given name.
griffin
1/ ˈɡrɪfɪn /
noun
a winged monster with an eagle-like head and the body of a lion
griffin
2/ ˈɡrɪfɪn /
noun
a newcomer to the Orient, esp one from W Europe
Other Word Forms
- griffinesque adjective
- griffinage noun
- griffinhood noun
- griffinism noun
- griffinish adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of griffin1
Origin of griffin2
Word History and Origins
Origin of griffin1
Origin of griffin2
Example Sentences
On the left arm, the mythical griffin creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle appears to be fighting with a stag.
Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.
A pair of sleeping lions, for instance, Irvine found in the back pages of a catalog for a Chicago statue company, and two iron griffins were hiding in the corner of an Alhambra marble shop.
Renaissance and Medieval pieces, and the “quality camp” or “fantasy furniture” he favored — weird and whimsical pieces embellished with mythical creatures; chairs sprouting antlers, torcheres bedecked with gargoyles, commodes atop griffin feet.
What she was proposing was wildly off-brand: an epic fantasy series with dragons, griffins, magic and political intrigue.
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