The Mahometan religion, which, being a gallimaufry made up of many,
partakes much of the Jewish.
South.
Gal"lin (?), n. (Chem.) A substance obtained by the reduction of
galleÔn.
||Gal"li*nace*ae (?), n. pl. [NL. See Gallinaceous.] (Zoˆl.) Same as
||Gallinae.
Gal`li*na"cean (?), n. (Zoˆl.) One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous
birds.
Gal`li*na"ceous (?), a.[L. gallinaceus, fr. gallina hen, fr. gallus
cock.] (Zoˆl.) Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or
pertaining to the Gallinae.
||Gal*li"nae (?), n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen, gallus a cock.]
||(Zoˆl.) An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls,
||pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called
||Rasores.
Gall"ing (?), a. Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing;
irritating. -- Gall"ing*ly, adv.
Gal"li*nip`per (?), n. A large mosquito.
Gal"li*nule (?), n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of gallina hen: cf. F.
gallinule.] (Zoˆl.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless
toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are
remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The
purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old
World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula
chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot,
night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the
Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata).
The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was formerly believed
to be able to detect and report adultery, and for that reason, chiefly,
it was commonly domesticated by the ancients.
Gal"li*ot (?), n. See Galiot.
Gal*lip"o*li oil` (?). An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from
Gallipoli, in Italy.
Gal"li*pot (?), n. [Prob. fr. OD. gleypot, the first part of which is
possibly akin to E. glad. See Glad, and Pot.] A glazed earthen pot or
vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines,
etc.
Gal"li*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Gallia France.] (Chem.) A rare metallic
element, found in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable,
resembling aluminium, and remarkable for its low melting point (86∞ F.,
30∞ C). Symbol Ga. Atomic weight 69.9.
The element was predicted with most of its properties, under the name
ekaluminium, by the Russian chemist Mendelejeff, on the basis of the
Periodic law. This prediction was verified in its discovery by the
French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic spectrum (two
violet lines), in an examination of a zinc blende from the Pyrenees.
Gal"li*vant (?), v. i. [From Gallant.] To play the beau; to wait upon
the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
[Slang] Dickens.
Gal"li*vat (?), n.[Prob. fr. Pg. galeota; cf. E. galiot, galley.]
(Naut.) A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the
Malabar coast. A. Chalmers.
Gal"li*wasp` (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoˆl.) A West Indian lizard
(Celestus occiduus), about a foot long, imagined by the natives to be
venomous.
Gall"nut` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A round gall produced on the leaves and
shoots of various species of the oak tree. See Gall, and Nutgall.
Gal`lo*ma"ni*a (?), n. [L. Galli Gauls + mania madness.] An excessive
admiration of what is French. -- Gal`lo*ma"ni*ac (#), n.
Gal"lon (?), n. [OF galon, jalon, LL. galo, galona, fr. galum a liquid
measure; cf. F. jale large bowl. Cf. Gill a measure.] A measure of
capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid
measure, but sometimes in dry measure.
The standart gallon of the Unites States contains 231 cubic inches, or
8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at its maximum density,
and with the barometer at 30 inches. This is almost exactly equivalent
to a cylinder of seven inches in diameter and six inches in height, and
is the same as the old English wine gallon. The beer gallon, now little
used in the United States, contains 282 cubic inches. The English
imperial gallon contains 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at
62&?; of Fahrenheit, and barometer at 30 inches, equal to 277.274 cubic
inches.
Gal*loon" (?), n. [From F. or Sp. galon. See Gala. ] 1. A narrow
tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., -- sometimes made
ornamental.