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n.
A fountain on Mount Helicon in Boeotia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration.
n.
A kind of false birth, fabled to be produced by Dutch women from sitting over their stoves; also, an abortion, in a figurative sense; an abortive scheme.
n.
One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fable
n.
A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell.
a.
Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.
n.
A kind of musical instrument. a species of lyre; -- so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise.
a.
Of or pertaining to Typhoeus (t/*f/"/s), the fabled giant of Greek mythology, having a hundred heads; resembling Typhoeus.
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of Fabliau
n.
A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them.
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Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic structures.
n.
A remora. It was fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them.
v. i.
To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true.
a.
A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic.
n.
That which is part fable and part truth; a mixture of truth and fable.
a.
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."
n.
Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
n.
A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.
imp. & p. p.
of Fable
n.
A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.
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