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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Gāl'e-as, n.p. 555A form of galley used by the Venetians and Spaniards, and propelled by both sails and oars. See GALLIASS.
  2. Gā'le-ate or Gā'le-ā'ted, a.p. 555Covered, as with a helmet. Woodward. 2. (Bot.) Having a flower like a helmet, as the monk’s hood.
  3. Ga-lē'nā, n.p. 555(Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr. 2. Sulphuret of lead; the principal ore from which the metal lead is extracted. It is of a shining, bluish-gray color, has a metallic…
  4. Ga-lēn'ic or Ga-lēn'ic-al, a.p. 555Pertaining to, or containing, galena. 2. [From Galen, the physician.] Relating to Galen or his principles and method of treating diseases; as, galenic medicine. Dunglison.
  5. Gā'len-ism, n.p. 555The doctrines of Galen.
  6. Gā'len-īst, n.p. 555A follower of Galen.
  7. Gā'le-ōp'sis, n.p. 555(Bot.) A genus of plants; the hemp-nettle; — so called from the resemblance of the form of the grotesquely-shaped flower to that of the weasel.
  8. Găl·e·rĭc·ū-late, a.p. 555Covered as with a hat or cap. Smart.
  9. Găl'ĕr-īte, n.p. 555(Paleon.) A fossil sea-urchin, found in the chalk formation, of the genus Galerites.
  10. Ga-li'ci-an, a.p. 555(Geog.) Pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland.
  11. Ga-lic'i-an, n.p. 555(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain;—called also Gallegan.
  12. Găl'i-lē'an, n.p. 555(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Galilee, in Judea. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a class among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; — called also Herodian.
  13. Gāl'i-lē'an, a.p. 555(Geog.) Belonging or relating to Galilee. Galilean telescope. See TELESCOPE.
  14. Găl'i-lee, n.p. 555(Arch.) A porch or chapel, usually at the west end of an abbey-church, where the monks collected in returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where females were…
  15. Gāl'i-mā'tias, n.p. 555Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused mixture. Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several countries. H. Walpole.
  16. Găl'i-ot, n.p. 555(Naut.) (a.) A small galley, or sort of brigantine, built for chase. It is moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers. (b.) A Dutch vessel, carrying a…
  17. Gāl'in-gāle, n.p. 555(Bot.) A plant, bearing fragrant flowers of a pale, greenish-white color; also, a kind of sedge. “Meadows set with slender galingale.” Tennyson.
  18. Găl'i-pŏt, n.p. 555A white resin or resinous juice, which flows from pine or fir trees, and becomes hardened by spontaneous evaporation: when purified, it is called Burgundy-pitch. Dunglison.
  19. Gā'li-ŭm, n.p. 555(Bot.) A genus of plants; bed-straw; cleavers, or goose-grass;—so called because some species are used in curdling milk.
  20. Gāll, n.p. 555(Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid liquid found in the gall-bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver or bile, mingled with that of the mucous membrane of the…
  21. Gall, n.p. 555A vegetable excrescence produced by the deposit of the eggs of an insect in the bark or leaves of a plant, and constituting the food of the grub when hatched, as the oak-apple, and the like. ☞ The…
  22. Gall of glassp. 555the neutral salt skimmed off from the surface of melted crown glass;—called also glass-gall and sandiver. Ure.
  23. Gall, v. t.p. 555To fret and wear away by friction; to excoriate; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a…
  24. Gall, v. i.p. 555To fret; to be teased. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
  25. Gall, n.p. 555A wound in the skin by rubbing.
  26. Găl'lant, a.p. 555Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well dressed. “The town is built in a very gallant place.” Evelyn. Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld Our royal, good, and gallant ship. Shak. The gay, the…
  27. Gal-lānt', n.p. 555A gay, courtly, or fashionable man; one extremely nice on points of courtesy and etiquette; one fond of paying attention to ladies. Shak. 2. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, one who…
  28. Gal-lănt’, v. t.p. 555To attend or wait on, as a lady. 2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.
  29. Gāl'lant-ly, adv.p. 555In a gallant manner, spirit, or bearing; gayly; nobly; bravely; as, to fight gallantly; to defend a place gallantly.
  30. Gal-lānt'ly, adv.p. 555In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.
  31. Găl'lant-ness, n.p. 555The state of being gallant; gayety; nobleness; bravery. Howell.
  32. Găl'lant-ry, n.p. 555Splendor of appearance; show; magnificence; ostentatious finery. [Obs.] Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver. Fuller.…
  33. Găl'late, n.p. 555(Chem.) A salt formed by gallic acid combined with a base. Gregory.
  34. Gall'-blad'der, n.p. 555(Anat.) A small, membranous sac, shaped like a pear, seated on the under side of the liver, and containing gall. Dunglison.
  35. Găl'le-ass, n.p. 555(Naut.) A vessel formerly used by the Spaniards, of large size and weight, combining the features of a galleon and a galley. “The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the ordinary galley, and…
  36. Gal-lē'gan or Gal-lē'go, n.p. 555(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician.
  37. Găl'le-on, n.p. 555(Naut.) A large ship, with three or four decks, formerly used by the Spaniards as a man-of-war, as in the Armada; and also in commerce, as between Spain and her colonies in America. The galleons . .…
  38. Găl'ler-y, n.p. 555A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passage-way, as between one room and another, or between one part of a mine and another, and the like. 2. A room for the exhibition of…
  39. Găl'le-tyle, n.p. 555Gallipot. [Obs. Bacon.]
  40. Găl'ley, n.p. 555[O. Fr. galie, galée, Pr. galea, galé, galeya, Pg. galé, It. & O. Sp. galea, L. Lat. galea, galeida, M. H. Ger. galē, galie, galeide; N. Fr. galère, Pr., It., & Sp. galera; Cf. Lat. galea, helmet…
  41. Gāl'ley-foist, n.p. 556A barge of state. [Obs.] H. Bewill.
  42. Gāl'ley-slāve, n.p. 556A person condemned for a crime to work at the oar on board of a galley. “To toil like a galley-slave.” Macaulay.
  43. Gall'-fly, n.p. 556(Entom.) An insect that punctures plants, and occasions galls; a species of Cynips.
  44. Gāl'li-ām'bic, a.p. 556(Pros.) Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of which lacks the final syllable;—said of a certain kind of verse. E. A. Andrews.
  45. Găl'liard, a.p. 556Gay; brisk; active. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  46. Găl'liard, n.p. 556A brisk, gay man. Selden is a galliard by himself. Cleveland. 2. A gay, lively dance; a galliarde. W. Scott.
  47. Găl'liard-īse', n.p. 556Excessive gayety; merriment. [Obs.] “The mirth and galliardise of company.” Browne.
  48. Găl'liard-ness, n.p. 556Gayety. [Obs.] Gayton.
  49. Găl'li-ăss, n.p. 556A vessel similar in construction to a galley, but larger and heavier. [Obs.] Shak.
  50. Gāl'lic, a.p. 556(Chem.) Belonging to galls or oak-apples; derived from galls; as, gallic acid.
  51. Găl'lic, a.p. 556Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.
  52. Găl'lic-an, a.p. 556Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; as, the Gallican church or clergy.
  53. Gal-līg'i-nīte, n.p. 556(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of titanic acid; rutile. Dana.
  54. Găl'li-cĭsm, n.p. 556A mode of speech peculiar to the French nation; an idiomatic manner of using words in the French language.
  55. Găl'li-çīze, v. t.p. 556To render conformable to the French idiom or language.
  56. Găl/li-găs'/kins, n. pl.p. 556Large, open hose or trowsers. W. Scott. 2. Leather guards worn on the legs by sportsmen. Simmonds.
  57. Găl'li-mā'ti-ă, n.p. 556Talk without meaning. [Obs. or rare.] See GALIMATIAS.
  58. Găl'li-mau'fry, n.p. 556A hash of various kinds of meats; a ragout. Delighting in hodge-podge, gallimaufryes, forced meat. King. 2. Any inconsistent or ridiculous medley. The Mahometan religion, which, being a gallimaufry…
  59. Găl'li-nā'cean, n.p. 556(Ornith.) A bird of the family which includes the common hen.
  60. Gāl'li-nā'ceous, a.p. 556(Ornith.) Belonging to an order of birds characterized by a rather stout body, a short and straight bill, of which the upper part overlaps the under all round, and by generally feeding on seeds and…