Giant's Causeway, a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in the county
of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.
Gi"ant, a. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax. -- Giant clam (Zoˆl.), 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 (Zoˆl.), 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 (Zoˆl.), a very
large aquatic salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It
is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. -- Giant squid
(Zoˆl.), one of several species of very large squids, belonging to
Architeuthis and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long.
Gi"ant*ess, n. A woman of extraordinary size.
Gi"ant*ize (?), v. i. [Cf. F. gÈantiser.] To play the giant. [R.]
Sherwood.
Gi"ant*ly, a. Appropriate to a giant. [Obs.] Usher.
Gi"ant*ry (?), n. The race of giants. [R.] Cotgrave.
Gi"ant*ship, n. The state, personality, or character, of a giant; -- a
compellation for a giant.