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Cyclop

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Cy´clop    (s?´kl?p)
n.1.See Note under Cyclops, 1.
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When this species of cyclops appeared on the threshold of the chapel, motionless, squat, and almost as broad as he was tall; squared on the base, as a great man says; with his doublet half red, half violet, sown with silver bells, and, above all, in the perfection of his ugliness, the populace recognized him on the instant, and shouted with one voice,--
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
The Parisians hit like Cyclops, with an ensemble and a tactic delightful to behold.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
But he had encountered so many dangers from giants, and one-eyed Cyclops, and monsters of the sea and land, that he could not help dreading some mischief, even in this pleasant and seemingly solitary spot.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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