Vocabulary : Galician to Gallanted

Galician : Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. ;; A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also Gallegan.
Galilean : Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope. ;; Of or relating to Galilee. ;; A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans. ;; One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite. ;; A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans and Pagans.
Galilee : A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals.
Galimatias : Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused mixture.
Galingale : A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.
Galiot : 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. ;; A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail.
Galipot : An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil. When purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch, or Burgundy pitch.
Gall : The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder. ;; The gall bladder. ;; Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor. ;; Impudence; brazen assurance. ;; 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. ;; To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts. ;; To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable. ;; To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm. ;; To injure; to harass; to annoy; as, the troops were galled by the shot of the enemy. ;; To scoff; to jeer. ;; A wound in the skin made
Gallant : Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed. ;; Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer. ;; Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous. ;; A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood. ;; One fond of paying attention to ladies. ;; One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. ;; To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play. ;; To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.
Gallanted : of Gallant
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