Goatlike

  • 81tragedy — [14] Etymologically, a tragedy is probably a ‘goat song’. The word comes via Old French tragedie and Latin tragoedia from Greek tragōidíā, a compound formed from trágos ‘goat’ and ōidé ‘song’ (source of English ode, parody, rhapsody, etc). It is… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 82Azazel — (Azael)    Archdemon of the Judean desert and king of the seirim, goatlike spirits.    On the Day of Atonement, Jewish custom called for the offering of two goats. One was sacrificed to Yahweh, and the other, blamed with the sins of the people,… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 83chamois — 1) cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather Fabric and Cloth 2) goatlike antelope of mountainous regions of Europe Unusual Animals …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 84serow — Himalayan and South Asian goatlike antelope Unusual Animals …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 85takin — heavily built Himalayan goatlike ruminant Unusual Animals …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 86chamois — cham·ois || ʃæmwɑː n. small goatlike antelope; leather prepared from the skin of the chamois …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 87chamoix — cham·ois || ʃæmwɑː n. small goatlike antelope; leather prepared from the skin of the chamois …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 88goatish — goat·ish || gəʊtɪʃ adj. goatlike, resembling a goat; lustful; lewd …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 89satyr —    In Greek mythology, a kind of demi god or deity; a follower of Dionysus. He is wanton and lascivious, and often represented with goatlike ears and legs and a tail. A satyr is often found cavorting with one or more maenads, ecstatic women,… …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 90goatish — a. 1. Goatlike, like a goat. 2. Lecherous, lustful, lascivious, salacious, lubric, lubricous …

    New dictionary of synonyms