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C gorgonGnu Gnu, n. [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of two species of large South African antelopes of the
genus Catoblephas, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved
horns in both sexes. [Written also gnoo.]
Note: The common gnu or wildebeest (Catoblephas gnu) is
plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest (C.
gorgon) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on
the neck and shoulders. DemogorgonDemogorgon De`mo*gor"gon, n. [First mentioned by Lutatius, or
Lactantius Placidus, the scholiast on Statius, perh. fr. Gr.
? god, deity + gorgo`s fierce, terrible]
A mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some
as the author of creation, by others as a great magician who
was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world. See
Gorgon. ForgoneForgo For*go", v. t. [imp. Forwent; p. p. Forgone; p. pr.
& vb. n. Forgoing.] [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS.
forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref.
for- + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to
transgress. See Go, v. i.]
To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego.
For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty At your
request. --Chaucer.
And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent.
--Spenser.
Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and
almost superseded by, forego to go before.
Etymologically the form forgo is correct. GorgonGorgon Gor"gon (g[^o]r"g[o^]n), n. [L. Gorgo, -onis, Gr.
Gorgw`, fr. gorgo`s terrible.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale,
and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the
sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is
particularly given to Medusa.
2. Anything very ugly or horrid. --Milton.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The brindled gnu. See Gnu. Gorgon
Gorgon Gor"gon, a.
Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face.
--Dryden.
GorgonaceaGorgonacea Gor`go*na"ce*a (g[^o]r`g[-o]*n[=a]"sh[-e]*[.a]), n.
pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
See Gorgoniacea. GorgoneanGorgonean Gor*go"ne*an (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[-e]*an), a.
See Gorgonian, 1. GorgoniaGorgonia Gor*go"ni*a (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [L., a
coral which hardens in the air.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now
restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan
(Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other
allied species having a flexible, horny axis.
2. Any slender branched gorgonian. Gorgonia flabellumSea fan Sea" fan" (Zo["o]l.)
Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike form, especially
Gorgonia flabellum of Florida and the West Indies. Gorgonia flabellumGorgonia Gor*go"ni*a (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [L., a
coral which hardens in the air.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now
restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan
(Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other
allied species having a flexible, horny axis.
2. Any slender branched gorgonian. GorgoniaceaGorgoniacea Gor*go`ni*a"ce*a, n. pl. [NL. See Gorgonia.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the principal divisions of Alcyonaria, including those
forms which have a firm and usually branched axis, covered
with a porous crust, or c[oe]nenchyma, in which the polyp
cells are situated.
Note: The axis is commonly horny, but it may be solid and
stony (composed of calcium carbonate), as in the red
coral of commerce, or it may be in alternating horny
and stony joints, as in Isis. See Alcyonaria,
Anthozoa, C[oe]nenchyma. Gorgonian
Gorgonian Gor*go"ni*an, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Gorgoniacea.
Gorgonian
Gorgonian Gor*go"ni*an, a. [L. Gorgoneus.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into
stone; terrific.
The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to
move. --Milton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian
coral.
Gorgonize
Gorgonize Gor"gon*ize, v. t.
To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to
petrify. [R.]
Gorgonzola
Gorgonzola Gor`gon*zo"la, n. [It.]
A kind of Italian pressed milk cheese; -- so called from a
village near Milan.
Meaning of Orgon from wikipedia
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Orgon (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɡɔ̃]; ancient: Urgonum, or
Castrum de Urgone) is a
commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône
department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte...
- a
theatrical comedy by Molière. The
characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and
Orgon are
considered among the
greatest classical theatre roles. Molière performed...
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Örgön (Mongolian: Өргөн, also Urgen, Wide) is a sum (district) of
Dornogovi Province in south-eastern Mongolia. The
fluorspar mine (fluorspar is transported...
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baritone Orgon, a
wealthy Parisian - b**** Elmire,
Orgon's 2nd wife - mezzo-soprano Damis,
Orgon's son - high
baritone Mariane,
Orgon's daughter - soprano...
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Urgun can be
spelled a
number of
different ways. "Urgon", "Orgun" and "
Orgon", however,
remain the most po****r
alternative spellings on maps and official...
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Entstehung des
vegetativen Lebens, ****pol Verlag, 1938 Die
Entdeckung des
Orgons Erster Teil: Die
Funktion des ****us, 1942 Rede an den
kleinen Mann, 1945...
- at the
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester,
Bolingbroke in
Richard II and
Orgon in
Tartuffe at the
National Theatre in London. He
received an
Olivier nomination...
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David Orgon Collidge (died 2002) was the
founder of The
Marriage Law
Project (MLP) and was an editor,
along with Lynn D.
Wardle and Alan J. Hawkins, of...
- he was
replaced by Joe Alaskey.
Doyle was also a
stage actor. He pla****
Orgon in the 1964
premiere of
Richard Wilbur's
translation of
Tartuffe at the...
- housekeeper. Emil
Jannings – Tartüff
Werner Krauss – Herr
Orgon Lil
Dagover – Elmire,
Orgon's wife
Hermann Picha – Old
councilor Rosa
Valetti – Housekeeper...
