Briareanadj.n.

Brit.

/brʌɪˈɛːrɪən/,

/ˌbrʌɪəˈriːən/, U.S.

/braɪˈɛriən/,

/ˌbraɪəˈriən/

Forms: 1500s– Briarean, 1500s– Briarian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Briareus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Briareus (see Briareus n.) + -an suffix; compare -ean suffix. With use as noun compare slightly earlier Briareus n.In the form Briarian with remodelling after -ian suffix.

Now rare.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or reminiscent of Briareus (see Briareus n.); spec. having a hundred or many hands or arms; (of hands or arms) numerous. Hence of a person, organization, etc.: capable of doing many things at once; wielding wide-ranging power or influence.

ΘΚΠ

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

Briarean1579

Pegasean1590

Tantalean?1605

Pegasarian1607

centoculated1628

Oedipean1629

Typhoean1667

Oedipodean1827

Laocoön1910

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 339 What, shall we not leaue to make warres with this Briarian enginer and Geometrician here [Fr. a ce Briareus Geometrien; Gk. πρὸς τὸν γεωμετρικὸν τοῦτον Βριάρεων]? who..hath..exceeded all the fabulous hundred handes of the Gyants, discharginge at one instant so many shot among vs?

1637 Contin. Actions, Passages, & Occurr. Upper Germanie ii. 30 The Briarean hands of the labouring men, not hindered by any adversarie, made a quick dispatch of much worke.

?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) v. i. 57 Some Briarean Footcloth-strider, That has an hundred hands to catch at Bribes.

?1734 ‘Pilgrim Plowden’ Farrago 137 Ha! ha! O thou Herculean student, Briarean critick, Bentley, spare me, pray.

1790 World 2 July Your Liberties..will receive some deadly wound from the hundred hands of a Briarean Coalition, unless you look circumspectly around you, and ward off the blows.

1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) i. ii. 19 Could I not shatter the Briarean sceptre Which in this hundred-handed senate rules?

1883 R. A. Proctor Myst. Time & Space 57 With Briarean arms science thrust back the stars into the depths of space.

1907 D. H. Bates Lincoln in Telegr. Office xvi. 242 While the search for the culprit was in full tide, Stanton extended his Briarean arms to the newspaper men in Washington.

1967 Harvard Law Rev. 81 89 The wonderfully variegated ways in which the Briarean state can put its hundred hands on life.

B. n.

An imaginary monster or person resembling Briareus, spec. in having a hundred, or many, hands or arms.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > imaginary persons or creatures

man in the moon1596

Briarean1598

phantasim1598

mooncalf1638

splacknuck1726

Idomenian1764

little green man1802

ring-tailed roarer1828

Belsnickel1830

ice worm1830

catawampus1843

whangdoodle1852

Prince Charming1855

boojum1876

snark1879

Easter rabbit1881

Easter bunny1900

death moth1910

Moomin1950

energy vampire1967

tooth fairy1977

1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres iv, in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 69 Shape-changing Proteans, damn'd Briareans.

1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes 2nd Pt. Don Quixote iii. 17 Some delight in the aduenture of the winde-mils, that you tooke to be Briareans and Gyants.

1897 J. B. Belford Writings & Speeches 244 The lands distant from Athens were peopled with hundred-handed Briareans, and hundred-headed monsters.

1989 Stud. Philol. 86 213 The first thirty-eight lines of ‘Satyre V’, in which Marston envisions a return of chaos, allude to about twenty mythological figures, with Gorgons, Lamians, Proteans, and Briareans..in the ascendency.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	briarean
释义	Briareanadj.n. Brit. /brʌɪˈɛːrɪən/, /ˌbrʌɪəˈriːən/, U.S. /braɪˈɛriən/, /ˌbraɪəˈriən/ Forms: 1500s– Briarean, 1500s– Briarian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Briareus , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Briareus (see Briareus n.) + -an suffix; compare -ean suffix. With use as noun compare slightly earlier Briareus n.In the form Briarian with remodelling after -ian suffix. Now rare. A. adj. Of, relating to, or reminiscent of Briareus (see Briareus n.); spec. having a hundred or many hands or arms; (of hands or arms) numerous. Hence of a person, organization, etc.: capable of doing many things at once; wielding wide-ranging power or influence. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of characters from classical mythology Briarean1579 Pegasean1590 Tantalean?1605 Pegasarian1607 centoculated1628 Oedipean1629 Typhoean1667 Oedipodean1827 Laocoön1910 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 339 What, shall we not leaue to make warres with this Briarian enginer and Geometrician here [Fr. a ce Briareus Geometrien; Gk. πρὸς τὸν γεωμετρικὸν τοῦτον Βριάρεων]? who..hath..exceeded all the fabulous hundred handes of the Gyants, discharginge at one instant so many shot among vs? 1637 Contin. Actions, Passages, & Occurr. Upper Germanie ii. 30 The Briarean hands of the labouring men, not hindered by any adversarie, made a quick dispatch of much worke. ?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) v. i. 57 Some Briarean Footcloth-strider, That has an hundred hands to catch at Bribes. ?1734 ‘Pilgrim Plowden’ Farrago 137 Ha! ha! O thou Herculean student, Briarean critick, Bentley, spare me, pray. 1790 World 2 July Your Liberties..will receive some deadly wound from the hundred hands of a Briarean Coalition, unless you look circumspectly around you, and ward off the blows. 1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) i. ii. 19 Could I not shatter the Briarean sceptre Which in this hundred-handed senate rules? 1883 R. A. Proctor Myst. Time & Space 57 With Briarean arms science thrust back the stars into the depths of space. 1907 D. H. Bates Lincoln in Telegr. Office xvi. 242 While the search for the culprit was in full tide, Stanton extended his Briarean arms to the newspaper men in Washington. 1967 Harvard Law Rev. 81 89 The wonderfully variegated ways in which the Briarean state can put its hundred hands on life. B. n. An imaginary monster or person resembling Briareus, spec. in having a hundred, or many, hands or arms. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > imaginary persons or creatures man in the moon1596 Briarean1598 phantasim1598 mooncalf1638 splacknuck1726 Idomenian1764 little green man1802 ring-tailed roarer1828 Belsnickel1830 ice worm1830 catawampus1843 whangdoodle1852 Prince Charming1855 boojum1876 snark1879 Easter rabbit1881 Easter bunny1900 death moth1910 Moomin1950 energy vampire1967 tooth fairy1977 1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres iv, in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 69 Shape-changing Proteans, damn'd Briareans. 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes 2nd Pt. Don Quixote iii. 17 Some delight in the aduenture of the winde-mils, that you tooke to be Briareans and Gyants. 1897 J. B. Belford Writings & Speeches 244 The lands distant from Athens were peopled with hundred-handed Briareans, and hundred-headed monsters. 1989 Stud. Philol. 86 213 The first thirty-eight lines of ‘Satyre V’, in which Marston envisions a return of chaos, allude to about twenty mythological figures, with Gorgons, Lamians, Proteans, and Briareans..in the ascendency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1579
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