Galleass :: Galleass (n.) 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..

Galled :: Galled (imp. & p. p.) of Gal.

Gallegan :: Gallegan (n.) Alt. of Galleg.

Gallego :: Gallego (n.) A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician..

Gallein :: Gallein (n.) A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids..

Galleon :: Galleon (n.) 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..

Galleot :: Galleot (n.) See Galiot.

Galleries :: Galleries (pl. ) of Galler.

Gallery :: Gallery (a.) 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..

Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc..

Gallery :: Gallery (a.) 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..

Gallery :: Gallery (a.) 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..

Gallery :: Gallery (a.) Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery..

Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A working drift or level.

Galletyle :: Galletyle (n.) A little tile of glazed earthenware.

Galley :: Galley (n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.

Galley :: Galley (n.) A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century..

Galley :: Galley (n.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars..

Galley :: Galley (n.) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure..

Galley :: Galley (n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.

Galley :: Galley (n.) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.

Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.

Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc..

Galley :: Galley (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.

Galley-bird :: Galley-bird (n.) The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker..

Galley-worm :: Galley-worm (n.) A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or thousand legs. See Chilognatha..

Galleys :: Galleys (pl. ) of Galle.

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