Definition of gall

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Gall (n.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut..

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Amorist :: Amorist (n.) A lover; a gallant.
Peristeropodous :: Peristeropodous (a.) Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods..
Spark :: Spark (n.) A lover; a gallant; a beau.
Gallican :: Gallican (n.) An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism..
Taxable :: Taxable (a.) That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff of defendant in a suit; as, taxable costs..
Court :: Court (n.) The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes..
Gallopading :: Gallopading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gallopad.
Gallows :: Gallows (n. sing.) A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything..
Hepatocystic :: Hepatocystic (a.) Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts..
Gallivat :: Gallivat (n.) A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the Malabar coast..
Water Speedwell :: Water speedwell () A kind of speedwell (Veronica Anagallis) found in wet places in Europe and America.
Galloper :: Galloper (n.) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber..
Gallican :: Gallican (a.) Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French; as, the Gallican church or clergy..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
Ambulatory :: Ambulatory (n.) A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building..
Competent :: Competent (a.) Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.
Calade :: Calade (n.) A slope or declivity in a manege ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to his haunches..
Water Chicken :: Water chicken () The common American gallinule.
Galiot :: Galiot (n.) 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..
Ecoute :: Ecoute (n.) One of the small galleries run out in front of the glacis. They serve to annoy the enemy's miners.
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