Cyclopeanadj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)ˈpiːən/,

/sʌɪˈkləʊpɪən/, U.S.

/ˈˌsaɪkləˈˌpiən/,

/saɪˈkloʊpiən/

Forms: Also Cyclopian, and with lower-case initial.

Etymology: < Latin Cyclōpēus, < Greek Κυκλώπειος, and Cyclōpius, < Greek Κυκλώπιος, < Κύκλωπες the builders of the walls of Mycenæ, plural of Κύκλωψ a Cyclops, a one-eyed giant of ancient mythology.

a. Belonging to or resembling the Cyclopes; monstrous, gigantic, huge; single, or large and round, like the one eye of a Cyclops.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of characters from classical mythology > belonging to Cyclops

Cyclopical1583

Cyclopic1633

Cyclopean1641

Polyphemic1796

1641 J. Symonds Serm. Westminster sig. Civ^v To redeem from the Cyclopean power that which is the glory of Christ.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 422 Such as th' unblest Cyclopean climes produce.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 45 Then, forg'd by Cyclopean Art, appear'd Thunders.

1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) 7 Press by which the Britannia tubular bridge was erected..The weight and bulk of this cyclopean engine were in accordance with its vast mechanical power.

1878 S. Newcomb Pop. Astron. ii. i. 139 We may liken the telescope to a ‘Cyclopean eye’.

b. (See cyclopia n.)

c. Zoology. Designating one form of the eyes of trilobites (see quot.).

ΚΠ

1906 H. B. C. Sollas & W. J. Sollas tr. E. Suess Face of Earth II. 213 In the case of Aeglina armata..the enlargement of the eyes is so far advanced that they meet from side to side in the middle, and Barrande calls this the cyclopean form.

2. Historical. Applied to an ancient style of masonry in which the stones are of immense size and more or less irregular shape; found in Greece, Italy, and elsewhere, and anciently fabled to be the work of a gigantic Thracian race called Cyclopes from their king Cyclops. Later applied also to similar ancient work in other regions.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [adjective] > specific dispositions

herringbone1700

random1703

brick-on-edge1750

Cyclopean1822

uncoursed1825

long and short1835

inbond1842

throughband1844

isodomous1850

coursed1851

brick veneer1881

out-bond1882

joint-bedded1883

snecked1883

rat-trap bond1932

coigned-

1822 M. Wilmot Jrnl. 26 Mar. in More Lett. (1935) 158 Fondi: remarkable for its gate, its Ciclopean wall, its tower.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. ii. 61 The huge structures..commonly described by the epithet Cyclopean.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. ii. 62 The most unsightly Cyclopian wall.

1845 G. Petrie Round Towers Ireland 169 A style of masonry perfectly Cyclopean.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cyclopean
释义	Cyclopeanadj. Brit. /ˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)ˈpiːən/, /sʌɪˈkləʊpɪən/, U.S. /ˈˌsaɪkləˈˌpiən/, /saɪˈkloʊpiən/ Forms: Also Cyclopian, and with lower-case initial. Etymology: < Latin Cyclōpēus, < Greek Κυκλώπειος, and Cyclōpius, < Greek Κυκλώπιος, < Κύκλωπες the builders of the walls of Mycenæ, plural of Κύκλωψ a Cyclops, a one-eyed giant of ancient mythology. 1. a. Belonging to or resembling the Cyclopes; monstrous, gigantic, huge; single, or large and round, like the one eye of a Cyclops. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of characters from classical mythology > belonging to Cyclops Cyclopical1583 Cyclopic1633 Cyclopean1641 Polyphemic1796 1641 J. Symonds Serm. Westminster sig. Civ^v To redeem from the Cyclopean power that which is the glory of Christ. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 422 Such as th' unblest Cyclopean climes produce. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 45 Then, forg'd by Cyclopean Art, appear'd Thunders. 1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) 7 Press by which the Britannia tubular bridge was erected..The weight and bulk of this cyclopean engine were in accordance with its vast mechanical power. 1878 S. Newcomb Pop. Astron. ii. i. 139 We may liken the telescope to a ‘Cyclopean eye’. b. (See cyclopia n.) c. Zoology. Designating one form of the eyes of trilobites (see quot.). ΚΠ 1906 H. B. C. Sollas & W. J. Sollas tr. E. Suess Face of Earth II. 213 In the case of Aeglina armata..the enlargement of the eyes is so far advanced that they meet from side to side in the middle, and Barrande calls this the cyclopean form. 2. Historical. Applied to an ancient style of masonry in which the stones are of immense size and more or less irregular shape; found in Greece, Italy, and elsewhere, and anciently fabled to be the work of a gigantic Thracian race called Cyclopes from their king Cyclops. Later applied also to similar ancient work in other regions. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [adjective] > specific dispositions herringbone1700 random1703 brick-on-edge1750 Cyclopean1822 uncoursed1825 long and short1835 inbond1842 throughband1844 isodomous1850 coursed1851 brick veneer1881 out-bond1882 joint-bedded1883 snecked1883 rat-trap bond1932 coigned- 1822 M. Wilmot Jrnl. 26 Mar. in More Lett. (1935) 158 Fondi: remarkable for its gate, its Ciclopean wall, its tower. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. ii. 61 The huge structures..commonly described by the epithet Cyclopean. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. ii. 62 The most unsightly Cyclopian wall. 1845 G. Petrie Round Towers Ireland 169 A style of masonry perfectly Cyclopean. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1641
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