brobdingnag
41Brobdingnagians — n. person from the imaginary land Brobdingnag in Gulliver s Travels ; enormous person; giant adj. of or relating to the imaginary land Brobdingnag in Gulliver s Travels …
42Gulliver's Travels — /gul euh veuhrz/ a social and political satire (1726) by Jonathan Swift, narrating the voyages of Lemuel Gulliver to four imaginary regions: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms. * * * Gulliver’s Travels [Gullivers… …
43Brobdignagian — Brobdingnagian Brob ding*nag i*an, a. [From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in Gulliver s Travels. ] Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. n. A giant. [Spelt often {Brobdignagian}.] [1913 Webster] …
44Brobdingnagian — Brob ding*nag i*an, a. [From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in Gulliver s Travels. ] Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. n. A giant. [Spelt often {Brobdignagian}.] [1913 Webster] …
45Brobdingnagian — adjective Etymology: Brobdingnag, imaginary land of giants in Gulliver s Travels, by Jonathan Swift Date: 1728 marked by tremendous size • Brobdingnagian noun …
46Yahoo (Gulliver's Travels) — A Yahoo is a legendary being in the novel Gulliver s Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift. Swift describes the Yahoos as vile and savage creatures, filthy and with unpleasant habits, resembling human beings far too closely for the liking of… …
47Houyhnhnm — Houyhnhnms are a race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift s satiric Gulliver s Travels . The name is pronounced either IPAEng|ˈhuːɪnəm or IPA|/ˈhwɪnəm/. [Daniel Jones: English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge/New… …
48Giant (mythology) — The mythology and legends of many different cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. Giant is the English word commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed examples: the gigantes of… …
49Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay — Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC (25 October 1800 ndash; 28 December 1859) was a nineteenth century British poet, historian and Whig politician and one of the two Members of Parliament for Edinburgh. He wrote extensively as an… …
50Brobdingnagian Bards — The Brobdingnagian Bards are a Celtic music group from Austin, Texas.HistoryMarc Gunn, formerly of Austin Texas alternative rock bands Skander and Breastfed, released a solo album ( Geography ) featuring himself on autoharp and Andrew McKee on… …
