2. (Min.) Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish
gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and
cleavage.
False galena. See Blende.
Ga*len"ic (?), Ga*len"ic*al (&?;), a. Pertaining to, or containing,
galena.
Ga*len"ic, Ga*len"ic*al, a. [From Galen, the physician.] Relating to
Galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases. Dunglison.
Galenic pharmacy, that branch of pharmacy which relates to the
preparation of medicines by infusion, decoction, etc., as distinguished
from those which are chemically prepared.
Ga"len*ism (?), n. The doctrines of Galen.
Ga*len*ist, n. A follower of Galen.
Ga*le"nite (?), n. (Min.) Galena; lead ore.
||Ga`le*o*pi*the"cus (g`l**p*th"ks), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gale`h a weasel +
||pi`qhkos an ape.] (Zoˆl.) A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly
||called flying lemurs. See Colugo.
Gal`er*ic"u*late (?), a. [L. galericulum, dim. of galerum a hat or cap,
fr. galea helmet.] Covered as with a hat or cap. Smart.
Gal"er*ite (?), n. [L. galerum a hat, cap: cf. F. galÈrite.] (Paleon.)
A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus Galerites.
Ga*li"cian (?), a. [Cf. Sp. Galiciano, Gallego, fr. L. Gallaecus,
Gallaicus, fr. Gallaeci a people in Western Spain.] Of or pertaining to
Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. -- n.
A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also Gallegan.
Gal`i*le"an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean
telescope. See Telescope.
Gal`i*le"an (?), a. [L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee, Gr. &?;: cf.
F. galilÈen.] Of or relating to Galilee.
Gal`i*le"an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern
province of Palestine under the Romans.
2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the
payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite.
3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans
and Pagans. Byron.
Gal"i*lee (?), n. [Supposed to have been so termed in allusion to the
scriptural "Galilee of the Gentiles." cf. OF. galilÈe.] (Arch.) A porch
or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the
monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid
previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to
whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently
applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals.
Gwilt.
Gal`i*ma"tias (?), n. [F.] Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning
talk; confused mixture.
Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several countries.
Walpole.
Gal"in*gale (?), n. [See Galangal.] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family
(Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same
genus. Chaucer.
Meadow, set with slender galingale.
Tennyson.
Gal"i*ot (?), n. [OE. galiote, F. galiote. See Galley.] (Naut.) (a) A
small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for
speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and
sixteen or twenty seats for rowers. (b) A strong, light-draft, Dutch
merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff
mainsail.
Gal"i*pot (?), n. [F. galipot; cf. OF. garipot the wild pine or pitch
tree.] An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of pine
trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil. When
purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch, or Burgundy pitch.
Gall (gl), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG.
galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. &?;, and prob. to
E. yellow. √49. See Yellow, and cf. Choler] 1. (Physiol.) The
bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the
liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with
that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.