(Gorgon) any of three sisters in Greek mythology who had live snakes in place of hair and who could turn anybody who looked at them to stone
a repulsive or formidable woman
I don't really know what a Gorgon is like, but I am quite sure Lady Bracknell is one — Oscar Wilde
[Latin Gorgon-, Gorgo, from Greek Gorgōn, from gorgos terrible]