Definition of Furies

1. n. pl. See Fury, 3.

Definition of Furies

1. Noun. (plural of fury) ¹

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Definition of Furies

1. fury [n] - See also: fury

Lexicographical Neighbors of Furies

furfuration
furfurations
furfurcaeous
furfures
furfurine
furfurol
furfurol reaction
furfurols
furfurous
furfurs
furfuryl
furfuryls
furial
furibund
furibundal
furies (current term)
furigana
furile
furilic
furin
furioso
furiosos
furious
furious rabies
furiously
furiousness
furkid
furkids
furl
furlable

Literary usage of Furies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pantheon: Representing the Fabulous Histories of the Heathen Gods, and by François Pomey (1784)
"VII. fbe furies. ,/~\. the Faces of Women ? Their Looks are full of Terror ... P. Why are there only three furies ? P. What is the Office of the furies ? ..."

2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"This hath fall'n, 490 The vengeance by the furies for the sake Of thine own mother now of thee required, Whose wrath is heavy upon thee, for that thou Hast ..."

3. Greek Poets in English Verse by William Hyde Appleton (1893)
"SONG OF THE furies. UP and lead the dance of Fate ! Lift the song that mortals hate! Tell what rights are ours on earth, Over all of human birth. ..."

4. The Gates of Janus: An Epic Story of the World War by William Carter (1919)
"THE DOGS OP WAR AND THE furies By Tiber's flood, there stands a temple grim, ... The gates hold back the dogs; the furies,— held By Power beyond their own ..."

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