Keythong
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Keythong is a noun meaning (heraldry or fantasy) A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin.
Meaning
(heraldry or fantasy) A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin.
Example Sentences
Ormond. Earl of Ormond. Temp. Edward. IV. A pair of keythongs.
Folks gave the beast many names. Griffin, griffon, gryphon, alce, keythong, gryphen, griffen, gryphen, and opinicus…
Infrequently, a griffin is portrayed without wings; in 15th-century and later heraldry such a beast may be called an ‘alce’ or a ‘keythong.’
They’d befriended him because he fed them the tastiest morsels, Alce, the gilded griffin, preferred Marvel while Keythong, the agate stone one, craved DC Comics.
Word Forms
- keythongs
Synonyms for keythong
Depending on context, synonyms include alce.
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