Argus definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Therefore you will remain in Berlin Will you write this letter for me If I do so, will you consent to remain here, and to open your door to me in spite of the orders of your husband, or the argus-eyes of your stepfather Write the letter, the rest will arrange itself," said Camilla I will write it to-night.

—Frederick the Great and His Family

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Definitions (3)

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GNU Webster's 1913 (1)

A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail.

WordNet (2)

large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes

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No correspondence is permitted between the mother, the guardian, the sister, or the friends of the young female in the Nunnery School, on either side, without the inspection of the argus-eyed agent of the Institution. — Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published
"Now you'll get it, argus," the harpy screeched gleefully. — A Spell for Chameleon
Bink had never heard of either argus or catoblepas, but another quake of deep misgiving went through him. — A Spell for Chameleon
He looked at the battling monsters-and saw the snakelike hair of the catoblepas twined around the head of the argus, gripping it by horns, ears, scales, and eyeballs-anything available. — A Spell for Chameleon
The biggest recorded increase last year was set by the northern brown argus, with a rise of 91 per cent. — Top stories from Times Online