the Cerne Giant
/ðə ˌsɜːn ˈdʒaɪənt/
/ðə ˌsɜːrn ˈdʒaɪənt/
- a very large figure of a naked man holding a heavy stick as a weapon, cut in ancient times in the side of a hill near Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. The ground is chalk, so the figure appears white against the green grass.