'Briarean' definitions:

Definition of 'Briarean'

From: GCIDE
  • Briarean \Bri*a"re*an\, a. [L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. ?, fr. ? strong.] Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed. [1913 Webster]