 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1824 - 852 pages
...GO'RDIAN. n. [from Gnrdiius, a Phrygian husbandman, made king by the oracle of Apollo ; who is said to hare then tied up his utensils of husbandry in the temple,...that no one could find out where it began or ended.] Intricate; diflicult. Sfiitfi.tp. GORE. n. ». [top, Sax.] Blood efi'used from the bodv. SpeHsrr. Blood... | |
 | John Oswald - English language - 1836 - 590 pages
...features of the face ,• the face, the cast of the look. t A Phrygian husbandman, made king by^the oracle of Apollo ; who is said to have then tied up...that no one could find out where it began or ended. It was pretended, that whoever should loose thi» knot, should be king of all Asia. Alexander the Great,... | |
 | English language - 1842 - 308 pages
...husbandman, who, on being made king by the oracle of Apollo, tied the yoke of his chariot to the pole, in a knot so intricate, that no one could find out where it began or ended. It was pretended, that whoever should loose this knot should be king of all Asia. Alexander cut it... | |
 | William Bolles - English language - 1846 - 960 pages
...carrion crow. GORD, gA'rd, n. An instrument of gaming. GORDIAN, gi'rd yin. n. A Phrygian husbandman, made king by the oracle of Apollo, who is said to have then tied up his utensils of husbandly in the temple, and in a knot so intricate that no one could find out where it began or ended.... | |
 | James Knowles - English language - 1851 - 818 pages
...was', at'— good'— w, o— y, e, or i— i, u. made king by the oracle of Apollo, who is said to hav then tied up his utensils of husbandry in the temple...and in a knot so intricate that no one could find ou where it began or ended. An oracle declared that h who should untie this knot should be master of... | |
 | John Oswald - English language - 1854 - 608 pages
...the fortune by the features of the face ; the face, the cast of the look. t A Phrygian husbandman, made king by the oracle of Apollo ; who is said to...and in a knot so intricate, that no one could find put where it began or ended. It \yas pretend ed, that whoever should loose this knot, should be king... | |
 | 1861 - 842 pages
...good'—w, o y, e, or i— i, a. made king by the oracle of Apollo, who is said to bar then tied up hii utensils of husbandry in the temple and in a knot so intricate that no one could find ou where it began or ended. An oracle declared that h who should untie this knot should be master of... | |
 | John Oswald - English language - 1868 - 600 pages
...illumination ; whence they had "he name of Gnostics." — Tillotsons Serm. \ A Phrygian husbandman, made <king by the oracle of Apollo; who is said to...that no one could find out where it began or ended. It was pretend ed, that whoever should loose this knot, should be king of all Asia. Alexan der the... | |
 | Rufus William Bailey - English language - 1876 - 330 pages
...husbandman, who, on being made king by the oracle of Apollo, tied the yoke of his chariot to the pole, in a knot so intricate, that no one could find out where it began or ended. It was pretended, that whoever should loose this knot should be king of all Asia. Alexander cut it... | |
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A Phrygian husbandman, made 