GALLATURE
Gal"la*ture, n. Etym: [From L. gallus a cock.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The tread, treadle, or chalasa of an egg.
GALLEASS Gal"le*ass, n. Etym: [F. galéasse, galéace; cf. It. galeazza, Sp. galeaza; LL. galea a galley. See Galley.] (Naut.)
Defn: 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.
[Written variously galeas, gallias, etc.]
Note: "The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley slaves. They consisted of an enormous towering structure at the stern, a castellated structure almost equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers amidships." Motley.
GALLEGAN; GALLEGO
Gal*le"gan, Gal*le"go ( or ), n. Etym: [Sp. Gallego.]
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician.
GALLEIN
Gal"le*ïn, n. Etym: [Pyrogallol + phthaleïn.] (Chem.)
Defn: A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids.
GALLEON
Gal"le*on, n. Etym: [Sp. galeon, cf. F. galion; fr. LL. galeo, galio.
See Galley.] (Naut.)