Trojan (trojan)

and n. [F. Troyen, II. n . 1. An inhabitant of Troy.-2. A plucky or determined fellow; one who fights or works with a will. [Colloq.] He bore it [the amputation of his hand), in cors, like a Trojin. Thackeray, Yellow plush Papers, Mr. Deuceace [at Paris, vii. 3. A boon companion; an irregular liver: sometimes used loosely as a term of opprobrium. Tut! there are other Trojans that thou dream est not of, the which for sport sake are content to do the profesShak., 1 Hen. IV., ii. 1. 77. sion some grace. Sam the butler 's true, the cook a reverend Trojan. Fletcher and Shirley, Night-Walker, ii. 1. 4. pl. In entom., a name given by Linnæus to certain butterflies, mostly tropical and now generally included in the genus Papilio, characterized by their velvety-black colors with crimson spots on the wings and breast. Allied spe cies of different colors were called Greeks, and both to gether formed the group Equites. It is now known that certain "Trojans" are sexual varieties of the "Greeks," but the names are still occasionally used. IMG:content-0931.png:[blocks in formation]