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Water Cock :: Water cock () A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora..

Gallicism :: Gallicism (n.) A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom..

Anti-gallican :: Anti-Gallican (a.) Opposed to what is Gallic or French.

Gallican :: Gallican (n.) An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism..

Rufigallic :: Rufigallic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained from gallic acid as a brown or red crystalline substance, and is related to rufiopin and anthracene..

Ultramontanism :: Ultramontanism (n.) The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism..

Gallate :: Gallate (n.) A salt of gallic acid.

Gallicizing :: Gallicizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Galliciz.

Sinapic :: Sinapic (a.) Of or pertaining to sinapine; specifically, designating an acid (C11H12O5) related to gallic acid, and obtained by the decomposition of sinapine, as a white crystalline substance..

Gallic :: Gallic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like..

Ellagic :: Ellagic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid..

Pyrogallate :: Pyrogallate (n.) A salt of pyrogallic acid; an ether of pyrogallol.

Frenchify :: Frenchify (v. t.) To make French; to infect or imbue with the manners or tastes of the French; to Gallicize.

Provence Rose :: Provence rose () A name of many kinds of roses which are hybrids of Rosa centifolia and R. Gallica.

Gallicized :: Gallicized (imp. & p. p.) of Galliciz.

Gallic :: Gallic (a.) Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.

Pyrogallol :: Pyrogallol (n.) A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline substance having acid properties, and hence called also pyrogallic acid. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a developer in photography and in the production of certain dyes..

Pyrogallic :: Pyrogallic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid called pyrogallol. See Pyrogallol..

Pyro :: Pyro (n.) Abbreviation of pyrogallic acid.

Commentary :: Commentary (v. i.) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War..

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