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gorgon

gor.gon \'go.r-g*n\ \go.r-'go--ne--*n, -ny*n\ n [L Gorgon-, Gorgo, fr. Gk 
   Gorgo-n] cap  1: any of three snaky-haired sisters in Greek mythology whose 
   glance turns  the beholder to stone 2: an ugly or repulsive woman  - 
   gorg.on.ian aj