Cyclopean
1Cyclopean — Cy clo*pe an (s? kl? p? an), a. [L. Cyclopeus, Gr. ?????, fr. ????? Cyclops: cf. F. cyclopeen.] Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive; as, Cyclopean labors; Cyclopean architecture. [1913 …
2cyclopean — index prodigious (enormous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3cyclopean — 1640s, from L. cyclopeus, from Gk. kyklopeios, from kyklopes (see CYCLOPS (Cf. cyclops)) …
4cyclopean — *huge, vast, immense, enormous, elephantine, mammoth, giant, gigantic, gigantean, colossal, gargantuan, Herculean, titanic, Brobdingnagian …
5cyclopean — (also cyclopian) ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or resembling a Cyclops. 2) (of ancient masonry) made with massive irregular blocks …
6Cyclopean — [sī΄klō pe′ən, sī΄kləpē ən; sī klō′pē ən] adj. [< L Cyclopeus < Gr Kyklōpeios < Kyklōps, CYCLOPS + AN] 1. of the Cyclopes 2. [c ] huge; gigantic; enormous; massive …
7Cyclopean — /suy kleuh pee euhn, suy klop ee euhn/, adj. 1. of or characteristic of the Cyclops. 2. (sometimes l.c.) gigantic; vast. 3. (usually l.c.) Archit., Building Trades. formed with or containing large, undressed stones fitted closely together without …
8Cyclopean — Gigantic, vast and rough; massive. Cyclopean architecture is a method of stone construction using large, irregular blocks without mortar. Also see colossus and colossal, dolmen, mass, rustication, and size …
9Cyclopean — Cy•clo•pe•an [[t]ˌsaɪ kləˈpi ən, saɪˈklɒp i ən[/t]] adj. 1) myt of or resembling the Cyclopes: a Cyclopean eye[/ex] 2) (sometimes l.c.) gigantic; vast 3) bui archit. (usu. l.c.) formed with or containing large, undressed stones fitted together… …
10Cyclopean masonry — is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with huge limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and no use of mortar. The boulders typically are unworked, but sometimes are worked …
