TROILUS

Meaning of TROILUS in English

Pronunciation: ' tro ̇ i-l ə s, ' tr ō - ə -l ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek Tr ō ïlos

Date: 14th century

: a son of Priam who in medieval legend loved Cressida and lost her to Diomedes

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TROILUS — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek Trōïlos Date: 14th century a son of Priam who in medieval legend …
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TROILUS — noun see troilus butterfly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROILUS — (n.) A large, handsome American butterfly (Euph/ades, / Papilio, troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front …
Английский словарь Webster
TROILUS — ( n. ) A large, handsome American butterfly (Euph/ades, / Papilio, troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TROILUS — /troy"leuhs, troh"euh-/ , n. Class. and Med. Legend. a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROILUS — n. large beautiful American butterfly
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TROILUS — n. son of the Trojan king Priam who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War (Greek mythology); lover of …
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TROILUS — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek Trōïlos Date: 14th century : a son of Priam who in medieval …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TROILUS — noun a large, handsome american butterfly (euph/ades, / papilio, troilus). it is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front …
Webster English vocab
TROILUS — [Troi.lus] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk Troilos]: a son of Priam who in medieval legend loved Cressida and lost …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TROILUS — the son of Priam, king of Troy, in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. Young and innocent, Troilus falls in love with …
Britannica English vocabulary
TROILUS — Troilus BrE AmE ˈtrɔɪl əs ˈtrəʊ ɪl əs, § \ -əl- ˈtroʊ əl-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA — Lovers in medieval romance, based on characters from Greek mythology . In the Iliad , Troilus, son of Priam and …
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TROILUS STANZA — noun see troilus verse
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROILUS VERSE — noun or troilus stanza Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: from Troilus and Criseyde, narrative poem in rhyme royal ( ab …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROILUS BUTTERFLY — ˈtrȯiləs-, ˈtrōələs- noun also troilus ( -es ) Etymology: from Troilus, son of Priam, king of Troy, from Latin, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROILUS BUTTERFLY — () A large American butterfly (Papilio troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue …
Английский словарь Webster
TROILUS BUTTERFLY — add. ·- a large american butterfly (papilio troilus). it is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and …
Webster English vocab
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA — drama in five acts by William Shakespeare, performed about 160102 and printed in a quarto edition from a fair copy, …
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TROILUS AND CRESSIDA — Troi ‧ lus and Cres ‧ si ‧ da /ˌtrɔɪləs ənd ˈkresədə/ BrE AmE a play by William ↑ Shakespeare …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA — Lovers in medieval romance, based on characters from Greek mythology . In the Iliad , Troilus, son of Priam and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PANDARUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Pandaros Date: 14th century a Lycian archer in the Trojan War who in medieval legend …
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CRESSIDA — noun Date: 14th century a Trojan woman of medieval legend who pledges herself to Troilus but while a captive of …
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ODYSSEUS — I Roman Ulysses Hero of Homer 's Odyssey . According to Homer, Odysseus was the king of Ithaca. His shrewdness, …
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PANDER — I. ˈpandə(r), ˈpaan- noun or pan·der·er -d(ə)rə(r) ; also pan·dar -də(r) ( -s ) Etymology: pander alteration (influenced by -er …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL — a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio troilus, having a dark body with yellow spots on the forewings and greenish hind wings. Also …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANDARUS — in Greek legend, son of Lycaon, a Lycian. In Homer's epic poem the Iliad, Pandarus broke the truce between the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRESSIDA — the daughter of Calchas in William Shakespeare's dark comedy Troilus and Cressida. In other versions of this story Cressida is …
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CHAUCER, GEOFFREY — born c. 1342/43, London?, Eng. died Oct. 25, 1400, London the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare and the first finder …
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CALCHAS — in Greek mythology, the son of Thestor (a priest of Apollo) and the most famous soothsayer among the Greeks at …
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PANDER — v. 1 Usually, pander to. satisfy, gratify, humour, indulge, fulfil, bow to, yield to, truckle to, cater to She is …
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