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Meanings of Galleys:

noun

A low, flat ship with one or more sails and up to three banks of oars, chiefly used for warfare or piracy and often manned by slaves or criminals.

Usage examples:

The ship was a fast galley powered by three banks of rowers pulling up to 200 oars.

Meanings of Galliambic:

adjective

Relating to or written in a metre consisting of two catalectic iambic dimeters.

Usage examples:

It was even more casual than bosov and catherine's, and even more beautiful: by torchlight, in the …

noun

Galliambic verse.

Usage examples:

What do i do if i see in a footnote that the original latin is in glyconic strophes or galliambics?

Meanings of Galliard:

noun

A lively dance in triple time for two people, including complicated turns and steps.

Usage examples:

The term ballo occurs in this context mainly in the 16th century, when it denoted a collection of d…

Meanings of Galliards:

noun

A lively dance in triple time for two people, including complicated turns and steps.

Usage examples:

The term ballo occurs in this context mainly in the 16th century, when it denoted a collection of d…

Meanings of Galliass:

noun

A large type of galley, chiefly used during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Usage examples:

Several galliasses, sent by the spanish admiral to the rescue of the galleon, were nearly taken.

Meanings of Galliasses:

noun

A large type of galley, chiefly used during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Usage examples:

Several galliasses, sent by the spanish admiral to the rescue of the galleon, were nearly taken.

Meanings of Gallic:

adjective

Of or characteristic of france or the french.

Usage examples:

A gallic shrug

Meanings of Gallican:

adjective

Relating to the ancient church of gaul or france.

Usage examples:

Likewise, the procession of the deacons from the back of the church during the gallican offertory w…

noun

An adherent of the gallican doctrine.

Usage examples:

A second and related set of tensions divided gallicans, who insisted on the independence of the nat…

Meanings of Gallicism:

noun

A french idiom, especially one adopted by speakers of another language.

Usage examples:

The term ‘finance’ originated with the old french finer (to end or settle, applied to indebtedness)…

Meanings of Gallicisms:

noun

A french idiom, especially one adopted by speakers of another language.

Usage examples:

The term ‘finance’ originated with the old french finer (to end or settle, applied to indebtedness)…

Meanings of Gallicize:

verb

Make french in form or character.

Usage examples:

He had gallicized his name, johan, to jean

Meanings of Galligaskin:

noun

Breeches, trousers, or gaiters.

Meanings of Galligaskins:

plural noun

Breeches, trousers, or gaiters.

Usage examples:

The galligaskins are made of leather, and worn under the irons to preserve the skin

Meanings of Gallimaufries:

noun

A confused jumble or medley of things.

Usage examples:

A glorious gallimaufry of childhood perceptions

Meanings of Gallimaufry:

noun

A confused jumble or medley of things.

Usage examples:

A glorious gallimaufry of childhood perceptions

Meanings of Gallinaceous:

adjective

Relating to birds of an order ( galliformes ) which includes domestic poultry and game birds.

Meanings of Galling:

adjective

Causing annoyance or resentment; annoying.

Usage examples:

It would be galling to lose your job because of a dispute with a customer

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or resentful.

Usage examples:

It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence

Meanings of Gallingly:

adverb

In a way that annoys you

Usage examples:

Gallingly, i have since discovered that you can get it much cheaper elsewhere., their complaints we…

Meanings of Gallinule:

noun

A marshbird of the rail family, with mainly black, purplish-blue, or dark green plumage and a red bill.

Usage examples:

Gender-biased incubation patterns in the rails and gallinules are poorly known, but male nocturnal …

Meanings of Gallinules:

noun

A marshbird of the rail family, with mainly black, purplish-blue, or dark green plumage and a red bill.

Usage examples:

Gender-biased incubation patterns in the rails and gallinules are poorly known, but male nocturnal …

Meanings of Galliot:

noun

A single-masted dutch cargo boat or fishing vessel.

Usage examples:

These small galliots 15 to 20 m in length served largely for transporting merchandise along the coa…

Meanings of Galliots:

noun

A single-masted dutch cargo boat or fishing vessel.

Usage examples:

These small galliots 15 to 20 m in length served largely for transporting merchandise along the coa…

Meanings of Gallipot:

noun

A small pot made from glazed earthenware or metal, used by pharmacists to hold medicines or ointments.

Usage examples:

When the japanese factory closed some years later, the shipment of 2161 assorted gallipots was stil…

Meanings of Gallipots:

noun

A small pot made from glazed earthenware or metal, used by pharmacists to hold medicines or ointments.

Usage examples:

When the japanese factory closed some years later, the shipment of 2161 assorted gallipots was stil…

Meanings of Gallium:

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 31, a soft silvery-white metal which melts at about 30°c, just above room temperature.

Usage examples:

The group iii and iv elements (boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, carbon, silicon, germanium, tin), …