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The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone.

• CHANGEGEAR
  A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a vehicle may be changed while that of the propelling engine or motor remains constant; -- called also change-speed gear.
• After-wit
  Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use.
• Gorgoneia
  of Gorgoneion
• Stone-blind
  As blind as a stone; completely blind.
• Stonehenge
  An assemblage of upright stones with others placed horizontally on their tops, on Salisbury Plain, England, -- generally supposed to be the remains of an ancient Druidical temple.
• Turnbull's blue
  The double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc. Cf. Prussian blue, under Prussian.
• Turn-out
  The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout.
• Whichever
  Alt. of Whichsoever
• After-image
  The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions left of tones, smells, etc.
• CHANGEKEY
  A key adapted to open only one of a set of locks; -- distinguished from a master key.
• After-witted
  Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted.
• Gorgoneion
  A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head.
• Stonebow
  A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
• Stone-horse
  Stallion.
• Turncoat
  One who forsakes his party or his principles; a renegade; an apostate.
• Turnover
  The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage.
• Whichsoever
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• Afterings
  The last milk drawn in milking; strokings.
• Aftermath
  A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.
• GORGONZOLA
  A kind of Italian pressed milk cheese; -- so called from a village near Milan.

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