Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Gallfly

Gall″fly′ (?), n.; pl.Gallflies (�). (Zoöl.) An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera. ...

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Galliambic

Gal′li‐am″bic (?), a. [L. galliambus a song used by the priests of Cybele; Gallus (a name applied to these priests) + iambus] (Pros.) Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalecti...

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Gallian

Gal″li‐an (?), a. [See Gallic.] Gallic; French. Shak.

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Galliard

Gal″liard (?), a. [OE., fr. F. gaillard, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. galach valiant, or AS. gagol, geagl, wanton, lascivious.] Gay; brisk; active.

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Galliard (2)

Gal″liard, n. A brisk, gay man.Selden is a galliard by himself. Cleveland.

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Galliard (3)

Gal″liard, n. [F. gaillarde, cf. Sp. gallarda. See Galliard, a.] A gay, lively dance. Cf. Gailliarde.Never a hall such a galliard did grace. Sir. W. Scott.

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Galliardise

Gal′liard‐ise (?), n. [F. gaillardise. See Galliard, a.] Excessive gayety; merriment.The mirth and galliardise of company. Sir. T. Browne.

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Galliardness

Gal″liard‐ness, n. Gayety. Gayton.

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Galliass

Gal″li‐ass (?), n. Same as Galleass.

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Gallic

Gal″lic (?), a. [From Gallium.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, gallium.

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Gallic (2)

Gal″lic (277), a. [From Gall the excrescence.] Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like.Gallic acid(Chem.), an organic acid, very widely distributed in the ...

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Gallic (3)

Gal″lic (?), a. [L. Gallicus belonging to the Gauls, fr. Galli the Gauls, Gallia Gaul, now France: cf. F. gallique.] Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.

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Gallican

Gal″li‐can (?), a. [L. Gallicanus: cf. F. gallican.] Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French; as, the Gallican church or clergy.

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Gallican (2)

Gal″li‐can, n. An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism. Shipley.

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Gallicanism

Gal″li‐can‐ism (?), n. The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in t...

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Gallicism

Gal″li‐cism (?), n. [F. gallicisme.] A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom.

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Gallicize

Gal″li‐cize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gallicized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gallicizing (?).] To conform to the French mode or idiom.

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Gallied

Gal″lied (?), p. p. & a.(Naut.) Worried; flurried; frightened. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

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Galliform

Gal″li‐form (?), a.(Zoöl.) Like the Gallinae (or Galliformes) in structure.

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Galligaskins

Gal′li‐gas″kins (?), n. pl. [Prob. corrupted fr. It. Grechesco Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony, as if...

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Gallimatia

‖Gal′li‐ma″ti‐a (? or?), n. Senseless talk. See Galimatias.

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Gallimaufry

Gal′li‐mau″fry (?), n.; pl.Gallimaufries (#). [F. galimafrée a sort of ragout or mixed hash of different meats.] 1. A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.Delighting in hodg...

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Gallin

Gal″lin (?), n.(Chem.) A substance obtained by the reduction of galleïn.

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Gallinaceae

‖Gal″li‐nace‐ae (?), n. pl. [NL. See Gallinaceous.] (Zoöl.) Same as Gallinae.

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Gallinacean

Gal′li‐na″cean (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds.

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Gallinaceous

Gal′li‐na″ceous (?), a. [L. gallinaceus, fr. gallina hen, fr. gallus cock.] (Zoöl.) Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae.

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Gallinae

‖Gal‐li″nae (?), n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen, gallus a cock.] (Zoöl.) An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms;...