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An Anglo-Indian name for a person just arrived from Europe. H. Kingsley.

called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also gryphon.]

of figure and a small estate. Pope. The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. S. B. Griffin. The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. J. Burroughs.

vert to doctrines or principles. [R.] Sending missionaries to disciple all nations. E. D. Griffin.

l and closed to each other. Cf. Bars gemel, under Gemel, a. Two gemels silver between two griffins passant. Strype. Gemel hinge (Locksmithing), a hinge consisting of an eye or loop and a hook. -- Gemel ring, a ring with two or more links; a gimbal. See Gimbal. -- Gemel window, a window with two bays.…

The griffin. [Obs.]

A vulture; the griffin. [Obs.] Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws. Shak. Gripe's egg, an alchemist's vessel. [Obs.] E. Jonson.

See Griffin. Spenser.

A vulture; the griffin. [Written also gripe.] [Obs.]

The griffin vulture.

A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin. Milton.

ement of the Christian era, ever rose from savage to civilized without Christianity E. D. Griffin.

Liquor taken in tippling; drink. Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. S. B. Griffin.

the cause of truth, no unhallowed violence . . . is either necessary or admissible. E. D. Griffin.

elay; a halt. There is a wait of three hours at the border Mexican town of El Paso. S. B. Griffin.

e head of a dragon, and without spurs. [Written also wyvern.] The jargon of heraldry, its griffins, its mold warps, its wiverns, and its dragons. Sir W. Scott.