Pyg″my, n.; pl.Pygmies (#). [L. pygmaeus, Gr. �, fr. � the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist.] [Written also pigmy.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed.
2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf.
Pygmies are pygmies still, though perched on Alps.
And pyramids are pyramids in vales. Young.