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GI'ANT, n. [L. gigas; Gr. probably from the earth. The word originally signified earth-born, terrigena. The ancients believed the first inhabitants of the earth to be produced from the ground and to be of enormous size.]

1. A man of extraordinary bulk and stature.

Giants of mighty bone, and bold emprise.

2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual. The judge is a giant in his profession.

Giants-causey, a vast collection of basaltic pillars in the county of Antrim, in Ireland.

GI'ANT, a. Like a giant; extraordinary in size or strength; as giant brothers; a giant son.

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Giant (giant)
n.(?)
Gi"ant
[OE. giant, geant, geaunt, OF. jaiant, geant, F. géant, L. gigas, fr. Gr. (?), (?), from the root of E. gender, genesis. See Gender, and cf. Gigantic
  1. A man of extraordinari bulk and stature.

    Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise. Milton.

  2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
  3. Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or power.

    Giant's Causeway, a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.

  4. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.

    Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax. -- Giant clam (Zoöl.), a bivalve shell of the genus Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water. -- Giant heron (Zoöl.), a very large African heron (Ardeomega goliath). It is the largest heron known. -- Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole. -- Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin. -- Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum), edible when young, and when dried used for stanching wounds. -- Giant salamander (Zoöl.), a very large aquatic salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. -- Giant squid (Zoöl.), one of several species of very large squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long.


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