Dictionary entry

Gorgoneion

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Gor′go‐ne″ion (gôr′gō̍‐nē″yŏn), n.; pl.Gorgoneia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. Γοργόνειοσ, equiv. to Γοργει̑οσ belonging to a Gorgon.] (Arch.) A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head. Elmes.