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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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…Gāl'ley-foist, n. p. 556A barge of state. [Obs.] H. Bewill.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.Gall'-fly, n. p. 556(Entom.) An insect that punctures plants, and occasions galls; a species of Cynips.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.Găl'liard, a. p. 556Gay; brisk; active. [Obs.] Chaucer.Găl'liard, n. p. 556A brisk, gay man. Selden is a galliard by himself. Cleveland. 2. A gay, lively dance; a galliarde. W. Scott.Găl'liard-īse', n. p. 556Excessive gayety; merriment. [Obs.] “The mirth and galliardise of company.” Browne.Găl'liard-ness, n. p. 556Gayety. [Obs.] Gayton.Găl'li-ăss, n. p. 556A vessel similar in construction to a galley, but larger and heavier. [Obs.] Shak.Gāl'lic, a. p. 556(Chem.) Belonging to galls or oak-apples; derived from galls; as, gallic acid.Găl'lic, a. p. 556Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.Găl'lic-an, a. p. 556Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; as, the Gallican church or clergy.Gal-līg'i-nīte, n. p. 556(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of titanic acid; rutile. Dana.Găl'li-cĭsm, n. p. 556A mode of speech peculiar to the French nation; an idiomatic manner of using words in the French language.Găl'li-çīze, v. t. p. 556To render conformable to the French idiom or language.Găl/li-găs'/kins, n. pl. p. 556Large, open hose or trowsers. W. Scott. 2. Leather guards worn on the legs by sportsmen. Simmonds.Găl'li-mā'ti-ă, n. p. 556Talk without meaning. [Obs. or rare.] See GALIMATIAS.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…Găl'li-nā'cean, n. p. 556(Ornith.) A bird of the family which includes the common hen.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…Găl'li-nā'go, n. p. 556(Ornith.) A genus of birds including the woodcock.Gall'-in'sect, n. p. 556(Entom.) A family of small hymenopterous insects living upon plants or trees and causing the excrescences called gall-nuts, or galls; gall-fly.Găl'li-nĭp/per, n. p. 556A large musquito.Gāl'li-nūle, n. p. 556(Ornith.) An aquatic bird (Gallinula chloropus) which inhabits rivers, ponds, sedgy spots, and marshy places; — called also water-hen, moor-hen, and coot.Gāl'li-ot or Gāl'le-ot, n. p. 556See GAL-IOT.Gal-lip'o-li Oil p. 556An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in the kingdom of Naples.Gal'li-pot, n. p. 556A small, glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines.Gāl'li-vāt, n. p. 556(Naut.) A small vessel used on the Malabar coast. Chalmers.Gall'-nūt, n. p. 556An excrescence on a species of oak, used in dyeing, making ink, &c. See GALL.Găl'lon, n. p. 556A measure of capacity for dry or liquid things, but usually for liquids, and containing four quarts. The standard gallon of the United States contains 231 cubic inches, or 58372.1754 grains, or…Gal-loon', n. p. 556A ribbon-like tissue thickly woven, and usually interwoven with threads of metal, as gold, silver, &c., also of silk, and the like, used for binding or decorating garments, &c. Gold and silver…Gal-lōoned’, a. p. 556Furnished or adorned with galloon.Găl'lop, v. i. p. 556To move or run with leaps or bounds, as a horse; to run or move with speed. But gallop lively down the western hill. Doane. 2. To move very rapidly; to run over. Such superficial ideas he may collect…Găl'lop, n. p. 556A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet together, in successive leaps or bounds.Gál'lop-āde, n. p. 556A kind of dance, and also a kind of music appropriate to the dance.Găl'lop-ăde', v. i. p. 556To perform the dance called gallopade.Găl'lop-er, n. p. 556One who, or that which, gallops. 2. (Mil.) A carriage on which very small guns are conveyed, having shafts on which the gun may be conveyed without a limber. [Rare.]Găl'lo-pin, n. p. 556An under-servant for the kitchen; a scullion. [Obs.] Halliwell.Găl'lo-tăn'nic, a. p. 556(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the pure tannin of nutgalls; as, gallotannic acid.Gäl'lōw, v. t. p. 556To fright or terrify. [Obs.] The wrathful skies Gallow the very wanderers of the dark, And make them keep their caves. Shak.Găl'lo-wāy, n. p. 556A horse, or species of horses, of a small size, first bred in Galloway, in Scotland, characterized by great spirit, endurance, and easiness of gait. Hawkesworth.Găl'lōw-glāss, n. p. 556A heavy-armed foot-soldier of Ireland and the Western Isles. Shak.Găl'lows, n. sing. p. 556An instrument of punishment on which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two posts and a cross-beam on the top, to which the criminal is suspended by a rope fastened round his…Găl'lows-bĭtts, n. pl. p. 556(Naut.) A strong frame in the center of a ship's deck for supporting spare spars while in port. Totten.Găl'lows-frame, n. p. 556(Steam-eng.) The frame that supports the beam of a beam-engine. [U. S.]Gāl'lows-free, a. p. 556Free from danger of the gallows. [Rare.] Dryden.Gāl'lows-tree, n. p. 556A tree used for execution, or as a gallows. [Obs.] Spencer.Gall'-sick-ness, n. p. 556A remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. Dunglison.Gall'-stōne, n. p. 556A concretion formed in the gall-bladder.Gall'y, a. p. 556Like gall; bitter as gall. Cranmer.Găl'ly, n. p. 556A printer's frame. [Written also, and more usually, galley.]Gāl'ly-gās'kins, n. pl. p. 556See GALLIGASKINS.Găl'ly-worm, n. p. 556An insect of the centiped kind, of several species. [Written also galley-worm.]Ga-lōshe', n. p. 556A patten, clog, or wooden shoe. [Obs.] 2. A shoe to be worn over another shoe to keep the foot dry. 3. A gaiter made to cover the leg and upper part of the foot.Gāl'op, n. p. 556(Mus.) A quick species of dance, generally in ²⁄₄ time.Ga-lōre', n. p. 556Plenty; abundance. “They tippled strong liquor galore.” Old Ballad. ☞ This word is not now used except in some parts of England, and by sailors.Ga-lōshe', n. p. 556The same as GALOCHE.Gal'sōme, a. p. 556Angry; malignant. [Obs.] Morton.Galt, n. p. 556The same as GAULT.