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<p><b>3.</b> <def>Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or power.</def>

<cs><col>Giant's Causeway</col>, <cd>a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Gi"ant</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; <as>as, <ex>giant</ex> brothers; a <ex>giant</ex> son.</as></def>

<cs><col>Giant cell</col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Myeloplax</er>.</cd> -- <col>Giant clam</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a bivalve shell of the genus <spn>Tridacna</spn>, esp. <spn>T. gigas</spn>, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water.</cd> -- <col>Giant heron</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large African heron (<spn>Ardeomega goliath</spn>). It is the largest heron known.</cd> -- <col>Giant kettle</col>, <cd>a pothole of very large dimensions, as found in Norway in connection with glaciers. See <er>Pothole</er>.</cd> -- <col>Giant powder</col>. <cd>See <er>Nitroglycerin</er>.</cd> -- <col>Giant puffball</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a fungus (<spn>Lycoperdon giganteum</spn>), edible when young, and when dried used for stanching wounds.</cd> -- <col>Giant salamander</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large aquatic salamander (<spn>Megalobatrachus maximus</spn>), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.</cd> -- <col>Giant squid</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of very large squids, belonging to <spn>Architeuthis</spn> and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long.</cd></cs>

<h1>Giantess</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gi"ant*ess</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A woman of extraordinary size.</def>

<h1>Giantize</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gi"ant*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>g\'82antiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To play the giant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

<h1>Giantly</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gi"ant*ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Appropriate to a giant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Usher.</i>

<h1>Giantry</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gi"ant*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The race of giants.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Cotgrave.</i>

<h1>Giantship</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gi"ant*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state, personality, or character, of a giant; -- a compellation for a giant.</def>

<blockquote>His <b>giantship</b> is gone somewhat crestfallen. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Giaour</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Giaour</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Turk. <ets>giaur</ets> an infidel, Per. <ets>gawr</ets>, another form of <ets>ghebr</ets> fire worshiper. Cf. <er>Kaffir</er>, <er>Gheber</er> .]</ety> <def>An infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians.</def>

<i>Byron.</i>

<h1>Gib</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gib</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Abbreviated fr. <ets>Gilbert</ets>, the name of the cat in the old story of "Reynard the Fox". in the "Romaunt of the Rose", etc.]</ety> <def>A male cat; a tomcat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

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<hw>Gib</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To act like a cat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Beau. & Fl.</i>

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