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Definition of Syrens

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Siren Si"ren, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo["o]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren or family Sirenid[ae], destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also sirene, and syren.]
Syren
Syren Sy"ren, n. See Siren. [R.]

Meaning of Syrens from wikipedia

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- Syrén is a Swedish surname. Håkan Syrén (born 1952) Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1 January 2004 to 25 March 2009; he was the first...
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- and missionaries. Historical journals and personal files [1] Frans Gustav Syréns journals [2] Ida Karolina Gustavsdotter's journals [3] Historical journals...
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- The siren suit is a one-piece garment for the whole body which can easily be put on or taken off, originally designed for use on the way to, and in, air-raid...
- USS Syren (later Siren) was a brig of the United States Navy built at Philadelphia in 1803. She served during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812...
- fiction novel by the English writer George Griffith, first published as The Syren of the Skies in Pearson's W****ly. The novel continues (from The Angel of...
- Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Gr**** mythology: HMS Siren (1745) was a 24-gun post...