Found 3 hits - Term: gordian knot, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gordian \gor"dian\, a.
1. pertaining to gordius, king of phrygia, or to a knot tied
by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable.
1913 webster
gordian knot, an intricate knot tied by gordius in the
thong which connected the pole of the chariot with the
yoke. an oracle having declared that he who should untie
it should be master of asia, alexander the great averted
the ill omen of his inability to loosen it by cutting it
with his sword. hence, a gordian knot is an inextricable
difficulty; and to cut the gordian knot is to remove a
difficulty by bold and energetic measures.
1913 webster
2. zool. pertaining to the gordiacea.
1913 webster
see also:
gordian knot
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
gordian knot
n 1: any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
2: an intricate knot tied by gordius, the king of phrygia, and
cut by the sword of alexander the great after he heard
that whoever undid it would become ruler of asia
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
37 moby thesaurus words for "gordian knot":
chinese puzzle, rube goldberg contraption, can of worms, complex,
crux, dilemma, enigma, jungle, knot, knotty point, labyrinth, maze,
meander, mesh, mess, node, nodus, nonplus, oxymoron, paradox,
perplex, perplexity, pons asinorum, poser, puzzle, quandary, ravel,
snafu, snake pit, snarl, tangle, tangled skein, teaser,
vexed question, webwork, wheels within wheels, wilderness
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Gordian Knot, definition of term: Gordian Knot
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Windsor Knot, definition of term: Windsor Knot
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Fishermans Knot, definition of term: Fishermans Knot
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