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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A female giant.

   "He spide far off a mighty Giauntesse / Fast flying, on a Courser dapled gray […]"

2. 2
   a female giant wordnet

Example

More examples

"He spide far off a mighty Giauntesse / Fast flying, on a Courser dapled gray […]"

Etymology

From Middle English geauntesse, geaunesse, from Old French; equivalent to giant + -ess.

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