Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

briareus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: bri-areus
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A giant, one of the Centimanes, also called Aegoeon.

Example Sentences

"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 any"

Questions

What does briareus mean?: A giant, one of the Centimanes, also called Aegoeon.

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