Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
Shak.
Syn. -- See Courage, and Heroism.
Gal"late (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. gallate. See Gall gallnut.] (Chem.) A
salt of gallic acid.
Gal"la*ture (?; 135), n. [From L. gallus a cock.] (Zoˆl.) The tread,
treadle, or chalasa of an egg.
Gal"le*ass (?; 135), n. [F. galÈasse, galÈace; cf. It. galeazza, Sp.
galeaza; LL. galea a galley. See Galley.] (Naut.) A large galley,
having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a
vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th
centuries. See Galleon, and Galley. [Written variously galeas, gallias,
etc.]
"The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the ordinary galley, and
rowed each by three hundred galley slaves. They consisted of an
enormous towering structure at the stern, a castellated structure
almost equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers amidships."
Motley.
{ Gal*le"gan (gl*l"gan), Gal*le"go (gl*l"g or g*ly"g), } n. [Sp.
Gallego.] A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician.
Gal"le*Ôn (?), n. [Pyrogallol + phthaleÔn.] (Chem.) A red crystalline
dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids.
Gal"le*on (?), n. [Sp. galeon, cf. F. galion; fr. LL. galeo, galio. See
Galley.] (Naut.) A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries,
often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The
term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing
vessel.
The galleons . . . were huge, round-stemmed, clumsy vessels, with
bulwarks three or four feet thick, and built up at stem and stern,
like castles.
Motley.
Gal"le*ot (?), n. (Naut.) See Galiot.
Gal"ler*y (?), n.; pl. Galleries (#). [F. galerie, It. galleria, fr.
LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf.
OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a.] 1. A
long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting
passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or
passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal.
2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery;
hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures,
etc.
3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public
hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns;
-- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators,
sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall.
4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or
quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery,
-- seldom found in vessels built since 1850.
5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at
the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery.