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Werewolf   /wˈɛrwˌʊlf/   Listen
Werewolf

noun
(pl. werewolves)
1.
A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again.  Synonyms: loup-garou, lycanthrope, wolfman.






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"Werewolf" Quotes from Famous Books



... Sir Launfal of Thomas Chester at the beginning of the fifteenth century, where an unworthy presentment of Guinevere is compensated by the gracious image of Launfal's fairy love; the lively adventures of William of Palerne, who had a werewolf for his friend and an emperor's daughter for his love, eloping with her in white bear-skins, the unusual meat of which was being cooked in her father's kitchen; Sir Orfeo—Orpheus and Eurydice, with a happy ending; Emare, one of the tales of innocent but persecuted heroines ...
— The English Novel • George Saintsbury

... lair Tracked I the grisly bear, While from my path the hare Fled like a shadow; Oft through the forest dark Followed the werewolf's[5] bark, Until the soaring lark Sang ...
— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 • Charles Sylvester



Words linked to "Werewolf" :   mythical monster, mythical creature



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