giron

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giron

(ˈdʒaɪrɒn) or

gyron

n
(Heraldry) heraldry a charge consisting of the lower half of a diagonally divided quarter, usually in the top left corner of the shield
[C16: from Old French giron a triangular piece of material, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German gēro triangular object; compare gore3]
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Specifically, it examines the source of inspiration for the goring of Vicente Girones as described in the novel and the contradictory references to the bull killed by Pedro Romero.
Louis and Rosina Girones of the University of Barcelona, the team searched for the genetic signatures of viruses present in raw sewage from North America, Europe, and Africa.
Martin, his Spanish fiancee Maria Angeles Girones, 34, and her 14-year-old son Cristobel, were beaten up, thrown over a ravine and left for dead in the foothills of the Himalayas.
But his fiancee, Spaniard Marie Girones, 34, was killed, along with her son Cristobal, 14.
Martin, his wife-to-be Maria Girones, 34, and her 15-year-old son Christobal were brutally bludgeoned with sticks and clubs, then thrown down a 40-metre hillside.
He would have been "absolutely devastated" to learn that Spanish-born Maria Girones, 34, and Cristobal, 15, had died.
The dead were named by Spanish state radio as Ms Maria Angeles Girones and her son Cristobal, from Valencia.
Martin Young, 32, from Hampshire, escaped with his life after bandits attacked him, Spanish girlfriend Maria Girones, 34, and her 14-year-old son Christobal.
Martin Young, 32, fiancee Maria Girones and her son Cristobal were were robbed, beaten and left for dead in a gorge.
Spanish wife-to-be, Maria Girones, 34, and son Christobal, 14, were beaten to death with clubs and sticks and dumped in an isolated gorge.
His Spanish bride-to-be, Maria Girones, 34, and her 14-year-old son Christobal, were beaten to death with wooden clubs and sticks.