GIANT
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Gi"ant (?), n. [OE. giant, geant, geaunt, OF. jaiant, geant, F. géant, L. gigas, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, from the root of E. gender, genesis. See Gender, and cf. Gigantic.]
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1. A man of extraordinari bulk and stature.
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Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise.
Milton.
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2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
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3. Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or power.
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Giant's Causeway, a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.
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Gi"ant, a. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
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Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax. -- Giant clam (Zo&ö;l.), 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 (Zo&ö;l.), 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 (Zo&ö;l.), a very large aquatic salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. -- Giant squid (Zo&ö;l.), one of several species of very large squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long.
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