单词 | griffon |
释义 | † Griffonn.1 Obsolete. rare. A Greek. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece Greekc893 Gregois13.. Griffon13.. Grewa1375 Hellene1482 Grecana1500 Argive?1532 Greciana1549 Hellenist1606 Greeklinga1637 Graecaster1716 Helladian1773 bubble and squeak1938 bubble1962 13.. K. Alis. 3134 He sat, and pleyghed at the chesse, With o Griffoun of hethenesse. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1961 Þe gryffouns þan gayli gonne stint atte cherche, þe briȝt burde meliors to abide þere. a1400 Coer de L. 1761 The French and Gryffons down rightes, Slew there our English knights. 1677 F. Sandford Geneal. Hist. Kings Eng. 78 He offers up the rich Standard of Cursar King of Ciprus which he took among the spoils of the Griffons Camp. 1837 F. Palgrave Merchant & Friar (1844) i. 24 Greeks..who are called Griffons wherever Romance is spoken.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). griffonn.2 1. A species of coarse-haired dog, resembling a terrier. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > dog resembling terrier griffon1882 Brussels griffon1898 1882 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 292 Austrian boarhounds and French griffons. 1897 Times 12 Apr. 12/1 Griffons cannot be fitted with a head-cage. 1898 Daily News 10 Feb. 6/6 Animals of foreign nationality such as Chows, Griffons, and merry little Schipperkes. 2. Brussels griffon n. (also griffon Belge, griffon Bruxelles, griffon Bruxellois) a small griffon of European origin, with a short nose, flat face, prominent eyes and reddish-brown hair. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > dog resembling terrier griffon1882 Brussels griffon1898 1898 Dog Owners' Ann. 63 (heading) Dog clubs... Griffon Bruxellois Club. 1900 C. H. Lane All about Dogs xiv. 269 Griffons Bruxelles, one of the most recent of all the breeds suitable as pets and companions and which has been very much ‘boomed’ the last few years. 1904 H. Compton 20th Cent. Dog i. 119 In the Griffon Bruxellois you have the Captain Kettle of dogdom. 1904 H. Compton 20th Cent. Dog i. 120 The latest recruit..is the Brussels griffon. 1922 J. Maxtee Popular Toy-dogs ii. 47 In Germany there is the Affenpinscher, which unquestionably is one of the chief constituents that were used in producing the Griffon Bruxellois. 1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 209 Griffon Belge, a variety of Griffon Bruxellois. 1948 C. L. B. Hubbard Dogs in Brit. 293 Also known as the Brussels Griffon, the breed [sc. Griffon Bruxellois] is one of the smallest of terriers. 1963 B. Vesey-Fitzgerald About Dogs iv. 29 I believe that one can point to the ancestor of all the northern rough-haired Terriers: and that that is the Griffon Bruxellois. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). > see alsoalso refers to : griffingriffongryphonn.1 < n.113..n.21882 see also |
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