| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,518,629,583 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Brobdingnag |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.06 sec. |
|
Brobdingnag country of people twelve times the size of men. [Br. Lit.: Gulliver’s Travels] See : Giantism How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
To avoid which censure I fear I have run too much into the other extreme; and that if this treatise should happen to be translated into the language of Brobdingnag (which is the general name of that kingdom,) and transmitted thither, the king and his people would have reason to complain that I had done them an injury, by a false and diminutive representation. In Brobdingnag, on the other hand, the coarseness of mankind is exhibited by the magnifying process. As a contrast to what you have just read you may like to hear of Gulliver's first adventures in Brobdingnag, the land of giants. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|