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Webster 1913 Edition

Gorgoneion

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Gorˊgo-ne′ion

(gôrˊgō̍-nē′yŏn)

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Noun.

;

pl.

Gorgoneia

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[NL., fr. Gr.

Γοργόνειος

, equiv. to

Γοργεῖοσ

belonging to a Gorgon.]

(Arch.)

A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon’s head.

Elmes.