Molossian

British  

/ məˈlɒsɪən /

noun

1. a breed of dog native to Epirus in NW Greece, used in classical antiquity as a hunting dog and guard dog

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Etymology

Origin of Molossian

from Molossia , a district of Epirus

Example Sentences

I was too fond a disciple of Saint Hubert not to recognise the bay of a long-eared Molossian.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne

On a large grazing estate it is rare for the Molossian to be silent.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne

There, at sight of me, as I descended from my litter, the doorkeeper loosed his big fawn-colored Molossian hound at me.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas

Readers of Virgil will recall how �neas found Andromache in the Molossian land, and how her heart yearned for the lad Ascanius, who reminded her of the lost Astyanax.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

"These spoils doth Pyrrhus the Molossian king, From the brave Gauls to thee, bright goddess, bring; He beat Antigonus, with all his men: Achilles' sons are warriors now as then."

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume II by Stewart, Aubrey