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Briareus

Briareus proper noun: a giant, one of the Centimanes, also called Aegoeon.

Proper noun

Briareus

  1. (Greek) A giant, one of the Centimanes, also called Aegoeon.
    • A glovemaker makes 50 pairs of gloves: but he is not a Briareus: therefore he does not want 50 pairs of gloves: therefore as in the former case, all the gloves he makes above his own requirements are so much labour thrown away without any1872, Henry Dunning Macleod, The Principles of Economical Philosophy, volume 1, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, page 336

Questions about Briareus

What does Briareus mean?
Briareus means a giant, one of the Centimanes, also called Aegoeon.
What part of speech is Briareus?
Briareus is a proper noun.

Words near Briareus in the dictionary

  1. briared
  2. briareid
  3. briareids
  4. briarellin
  5. briarellins
  6. Briareus
  7. briarroot
  8. briarroots
  9. briars
  10. briartite
  11. briarwood

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