Definition of lion

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Lion (n.) An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time..

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Felis :: Felis (n.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals..
Millioned :: Millioned (a.) Multiplied by millions; innumerable.
Dentelli :: Dentelli (n. pl.) Modillions.
Contorniate :: Contorniate (n.) A species of medal or medallion of bronze, having a deep furrow on the contour or edge; -- supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors..
Scholion :: Scholion (n.) A scholium.
Lion :: Lion (n.) A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black.
Ganglion :: Ganglion (n.) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve..
Mullion :: Mullion (v. t.) To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.
Assay :: Assay (n.) The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin..
Millionth :: Millionth (a.) Being the last one of a million of units or objects counted in regular order from the first of a series or succession; being one of a million.
Selion :: Selion (n.) A short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows, of uncertain quantity; also, a ridge of land lying between two furrows..
Flank :: Flank (n.) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to attack him on the side..
Ferocious :: Ferocious (a.) Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion..
Cartouch :: Cartouch (n.) A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has the form of a scroll of paper.
Drill :: Drill (n.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill..
Poinsettia :: Poinsettia (n.) A Mexican shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) with very large and conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers.
Pompillion :: Pompillion (n.) An ointment or pomatum made of black poplar buds.
Statarian :: Statant (a.) In a standing position; as, a lion statant..
Nonillion :: Nonillion (n.) According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration..
Papilionides :: Papilionides (n. pl.) The typical butterflies.
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