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4. (Mach.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.

Gig machine, Gigging machine, Gig mill, or Napping machine. See Gig, 4. -- Gig saw. See Jig saw.

Gi`gan*te"an (?), a. [L. giganteus, fr. gigas, antis. See Giant.] Like a giant; mighty; gigantic. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Gi`gan*tesque" (?), a. [F.] Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent.

The sort of mock-heroic gigantesque With which we bantered little Lilia first.

Tennyson.

Gi*gan"tic (?), a. [L. gigas, -antis, giant. See Giant.] 1. Of extraordinary size; like a giant.

2. Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense; tremendous; extraordinarly; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic wickedness. Milton.

When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Strom wind of the equinox.

Longfellow.

Gi*gan"tic*al, a. Bulky, big. [Obs.] Burton. -- Gi*gan"tic*al*ly, adv.

Gi*gan"ti*cide (?), n. [. gigas, -antis, giant + caedere to kill.] The act of killing, or one who kills, a giant. Hallam.

Gi*gan"tine (?), a. Gigantic. [Obs.] Bullokar.

Gi`gan*tol"og*y (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, giant + -logy: cf. F. gigantologie.] An account or description of giants.

Gi`gan*tom"a*chy (?), n. [L. gigantomachia, fr. Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, giant + &?; battle: cf. F. gigantomachie.] A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants against heaven.

Gige (gj or gj), Guige, n. [OF. guide, guiche.] (Anc. Armor) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder. Meyrick (Ancient Armor).

||Gi*ge"ri*um (?), n.; pl. Gigeria (#). [NL., fr. L. gigeria, pl., the ||cooked entrails of poultry.] (Anat.) The muscular stomach, or ||gizzard, of birds.

Gig"get (?), n. Same as Gigot.

Cut the slaves to giggets.

Beau. & Fl.

Gig"gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Giggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Giggling (?).] [Akin to gaggle: cf. OD. ghichelen, G. kichern.] To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity.

Giggling and laughing with all their might At the piteous hap of the fairy wight.

J. R. Drake.

Gig"gle (?), n. A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh.

Gig"gler (?), n. One who giggles or titters.

Gig"gly (?), a. Prone to giggling. Carlyle.

Gig"got (?), n. See Gigot. [Obs.] Chapman.

Gig"gyng (?), n. [See Gige.] The act of fastending the gige or leather strap to the shield. [Obs.] "Gigging of shields." Chaucer.