Part 4797

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; <as>as, the captain's <ex>gig</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Gig machine</col>, <col>Gigging machine</col>, <col>Gig mill</col>, &or; <col>Napping machine</col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Gig</er>, 4.</cd> -- <col>Gig saw</col>. <cd>See <er>Jig saw</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Gigantean</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gi`gan*te"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>giganteus</ets>, fr. <ets>gigas</ets>, <ets>antis</ets>. See <er>Giant</er>.]</ety> <def>Like a giant; mighty; gigantic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Gigantesque</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gi`gan*tesque"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent.</def>

<blockquote>The sort of mock-heroic <b>gigantesque</b> With which we bantered little Lilia first. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gigantic</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gi*gan"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gigas</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, giant. See <er>Giant</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of extraordinary size; like a giant.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense; tremendous; extraordinarly; <as>as, <ex>gigantic</ex> deeds; <ex>gigantic</ex> wickedness.</as></def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<blockquote>When descends on the Atlantic The <b>gigantic</b> Strom wind of the equinox. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gigantical</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gi*gan"tic*al</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Bulky, big.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Burton</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Gi*gan"tic*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Giganticide</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gi*gan"ti*cide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[. <ets>gigas</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, giant + <ets>caedere</ets> to kill.]</ety> <def>The act of killing, or one who kills, a giant.</def>

<i>Hallam.</i>

<h1>Gigantine</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gi*gan"tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Gigantic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bullokar.</i>

<h1>Gigantology</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gi`gan*tol"og*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, giant + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>gigantologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>An account or description of giants.</def>

<h1>Gigantomachy</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gi`gan*tom"a*chy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gigantoma<?/hia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, giant + <?/ battle: cf. F. <ets>gigantomachie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants against heaven.</def>

<mhw><h1>Gide, Guide</h1> <Xpage=625>

<hw>Gide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Guide</hw></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>guide</ets>, <ets>guiche</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Armor)</fld> <def>The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.</def>