Pelion

[ pee-lee-uhn; Greek pee-lee-awn ]

/ ˈpi li ən; Greek ˈpi li ɔn /

noun

Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5,252 feet (1,600 meters).

Idioms for Pelion

pile / heap Pelion on Ossa,

to make matters worse; aggravate or compound a situation.
to engage in vain or futile efforts.

Words nearby Pelion

pelican crossing, pelican-flower, pelican hook, Pelican State, pelike, Pelion, peliosis, peliosis hepatis, pelisse, pelite, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

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Example sentences from the Web for Pelion

Either Olympus or Pelion would be the natural base on which to pile up the other mountains.
Vacation days in Greece|Rufus B. Richardson
But to-night the Prince was not only alive, but also, Ossa upon Pelion, in a good humor!
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter
On we go in the piling of Ossa on Pelion, where the motto and even the Scherzo dance lend their text.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies|Philip H. Goepp
Then, to pile Ossa on Pelion, the dogs of Tomieh arrived to pay a visit.
It Happened in Egypt|C. N. Williamson

What Pelion lacks in height it makes up in length, and its bulk is great.
Vacation days in Greece|Rufus B. Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for Pelion

Pelion

/ (ˈpiːlɪən) /

noun

a mountain in NE Greece, in E Thessaly. In Greek mythology it was the home of the centaurs. Height: 1548 m (5079 ft)Modern Greek name: Pílion

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pelion
释义	Pelion [ pee-lee-uhn; Greek pee-lee-awn ] / ˈpi li ən; Greek ˈpi li ɔn / noun Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5,252 feet (1,600 meters). Idioms for Pelion pile / heap Pelion on Ossa, to make matters worse; aggravate or compound a situation. to engage in vain or futile efforts. Words nearby Pelion pelican crossing, pelican-flower, pelican hook, Pelican State, pelike, Pelion, peliosis, peliosis hepatis, pelisse, pelite, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pelion Either Olympus or Pelion would be the natural base on which to pile up the other mountains. Vacation days in Greece\|Rufus B. Richardson But to-night the Prince was not only alive, but also, Ossa upon Pelion, in a good humor! The Genius\|Margaret Horton Potter On we go in the piling of Ossa on Pelion, where the motto and even the Scherzo dance lend their text. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies\|Philip H. Goepp Then, to pile Ossa on Pelion, the dogs of Tomieh arrived to pay a visit. It Happened in Egypt\|C. N. Williamson What Pelion lacks in height it makes up in length, and its bulk is great. Vacation days in Greece\|Rufus B. Richardson British Dictionary definitions for Pelion Pelion / (ˈpiːlɪən) / noun a mountain in NE Greece, in E Thessaly. In Greek mythology it was the home of the centaurs. Height: 1548 m (5079 ft)Modern Greek name: Pílion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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