gorgon

gorgon is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Anything very ugly or horrid. Milton.
  2. 2.(Zoöl.) The brindled gnu. See Gnu.
  3. 3.Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face. Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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