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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GORDIAN

a.Intricate. [See the next word. ] Gordian knot, in antiquity, a knot in the leather or harness of Gordius, a king of Phrygia, so very intricate, that there was no finding where it began or ended. An oracle declared that he who should untie this knot should be master of Asia. Alexander, fearing that his inability to untie it should prove an ill augury, cut it asunder with his sword. Hence, in modern language, a Gordian knot is an inextricable difficulty; and to cut the Gordian knot, is to remove a difficulty by bold or unusual measures.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GORDIAN

GORDIAN Gor "di *an, a.

 

1. Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable. 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.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Pertaining to the Gordiacea.

 

GORDIAN

GORDIAN Gor "di *an, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the Gordiacea.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Gordian knot

Gor di an knot |ˈgôrdēən ɡɔːrdiənˈnɑːt | ▶noun an extremely difficult or involved problem. PHRASES cut the Gordian knot solve or remove a problem in a direct or forceful way, rejecting gentler or more indirect methods. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from the legend that Gordius, king of Gordium, tied an intricate knot and prophesied that whoever untied it would become the ruler of Asia. It was cut through with a sword by Alexander the Great.

 

gordian worm

gor di an worm ▶noun another term for horsehair worm.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Gordian knot

Gordian knot |ˈgɔːdɪən | ▶noun an extremely difficult or involved problem. PHRASES cut the Gordian knot solve or remove a problem in a direct or forceful way, rejecting gentler or more indirect methods. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from the legend that Gordius, king of Gordium, tied an intricate knot and prophesied that whoever untied it would become the ruler of Asia. It was cut through with a sword by Alexander the Great.

 

gordian worm

gor |dian worm ▶noun another term for horsehair worm.

 

Spanish Dictionary

gordiano

gordiano VÉASE nudo gordiano .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Gordian knot

G ò r di an kn ó t /ɡɔ̀ː r diən -/名詞 〖the ～〗1 〘ギ伝説 〙ゴルディアス (Gordius )の結び目 〘アジアを支配する者だけが解けるとされる複雑な結び目をAlexander大王は剣で切断した 〙.2 難問題 ▸ cut the Gordian knot (非常手段を用いて )一刀両断に難事を解決する