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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Basilisk | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Basilisk | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Basilisk \Bas"i*lisk\, n. [L. basiliscus, Gr. [?] little king, kind of serpent, dim. of [?] king; -- so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown.] 1. A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See {Cockatrice}. Make me not sighted like the basilisk. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A lizard of the genus {Basiliscus}, belonging to the family {Iguanid[91]}. Note: This genus is remarkable for a membranous bag rising above the occiput, which can be filled with air at pleasure; also for an elevated crest along the back, that can be raised or depressed at will. 3. (Mil.) A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size. [Obs.] | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Basilisk (in R.V., Isa. 11:8; 14:29; 59:5; Jer. 8:17), the "king serpent," as the name imports; a fabulous serpent said to be three spans long, with a spot on its head like a crown. Probably the yellow snake is intended. (See {COCKATRICE}.) | |
