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Webster 1913 Edition
Giant
Gi′ant
,Noun.
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.
Gi′ant
,Adj.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power;
as,
giant
brothers; a giant
son.Giant cell
. (Anat.)
See
– Myeloplax
. Giant clam
(Zool.)
, 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
(Zool.)
, 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
(Zool.)
, a very large aquatic salamander (
– Megalobatrachus maximus
), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. Giant squid
(Zool.)
, one of several species of very large squids, belonging to
Architeuthis
and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long.Webster 1828 Edition
Giant
GI'ANT
,Noun.
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
,Adj.