Frightful object

  • 1gorgon — I. n. Spectre, hobgoblin, ogre, fright, poker, bugaboo, hydra, frightful object. II. a. Gorgon like, terrible, frightful, terrific, horrible, petrifying, paralyzing …

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  • 2bugbear — n. Hobgoblin, spectre, ogre, bugaboo, Gorgon hydra, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones, object of baseless terror …

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  • 3fright — I. v. a. (Poetical.) See frighten. II. n. 1. Alarm, affright, terror, dismay, consternation, panic, sudden fear. 2. Frightful object, thing of terror. 3. Hideous object, guy, scarecrow …

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  • 4Humbug — Hum bug , n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.] 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. [1913 Webster] 2. A spirit of deception;… …

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  • 5Poker — Pok er, n. [Cf. Dan. pokker the deuce, devil, also W. pwci, a hobgoblin, bugbear, and E. puck.] Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to haunt the darkness; a bugbear. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6Wirry-cow — A wirey cow, wirry carl [IPA|ˈwʌrɪkʌu, ˈwɪrɪ ] etc. was in Scotland, a bugbear, goblin, ghost, ghoul or other frightful object. Sometimes it was used for the Devil, or a scarecrow.quote|Draggled sae mang muck and stanes,They looked like wirry… …

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  • 7ugliness — noun a) The condition of being ugly Everything thats realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent. b) An unsightly or frightful object Ant: beauty …

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  • 8hydra — n. 1. (Mythol.) Many headed monster. 2. Spectre, hobgoblin, ogre, Gorgon, bugbear, poker, bugaboo, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones …

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  • 9ogre — n. Monster, spectre, goblin, hobgoblin, bugbear, frightful object …

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  • 10The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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