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Satyr  n.  
1.
(Class. Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness. "Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, From the glad sound would not be absent long."
2.
(Zool.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns.
3.
(Zool.) The orang-outang.





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"Satyr" Quotes from Famous Books



... Persii Flacci Satyr. Interpretatione ac notis illustravit Ludovicus Prateus. ... In usum serenissimi Delphini. Londini, impensis Tho. Dring, ...
— The Library of William Congreve • John C. Hodges
... deep blue night The fountain sang alone; It sang to the drowsy heart Of the satyr carved ...
— Rivers to the Sea • Sara Teasdale
... distance. Sir Charles Carew, a man of taste, felt strong artistic pleasure in the Rembrandtesque scene before him—the leaping light, the weird shadows, resolving themselves into figures posed with savage freedom, the dancing satyr, the sombre pines above, and, beyond the pines, the stillness of the stars. Betty drew a little shuddering breath, and her hand went to clasp Patricia's. The latter was looking steadily upward at the ...
— Prisoners of Hope - A Tale of Colonial Virginia • Mary Johnston
... draping himself across the white-goods counter in an attitude as intricate as the letter S, behold Mr. Charley Chubb! Sleek, soap-scented, slim—a satire on the satyr and the haberdasher's latest dash. ...
— Every Soul Hath Its Song • Fannie Hurst
... highway to safety. Retief's Nek lay to the westward, and formed a grinning death trap for any general who might try the foolish hazard of a single-handed attack Naauwpoort Nek, ugly and uninviting, faced south-east towards Harrismith. Golden Gate, named by a satirist—or a satyr—was merely a narrow chasm worn by wind and weather through the girdle of mountains. It looked towards the east, and was a mere pathway, which none but desperate soldiers, driven to their last extremity, ...
— Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) - Letters from the Front • A. G. Hales


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