Gorgoneion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gorgoneion \Gor`go*ne"ion\ (g[^o]r`g[-o]*n[=e]"y[o^]n), n.; pl.
     {Gorgoneia}. [NL., fr. Gr. Gorgo`neios, equiv. to Gorgei^os
     belonging to a Gorgon.] (Arch.)
     A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head. --Elmes.
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