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G — Gab to Gather (Part 5 of 10)

Gallery, n.

    1. Corridor, passage.
    2. Hanging platform, balcony.
    3. Art collection, art museum, art gallery.

Galley, n.

    1. Oared ship.
    2. Cook-room (of a ship), caboose.

Gall-fly, n. Gall-insect, Cynips.

Gallic, a. Made of galls, obtained or derived from galls.

Gallic, Gallican, a. French, Gaulish.

Gallicism, n. French idiom.

Gallimaufry, n.

    1. Olio, ragout, hash.
    2. Medley, farrago, jumble, miscellany, salmagundi, olio, hotch-potch, hodge-podge, confused mixture.

Gall-insect, n. Gall-fly, Cynips.

Gallinule, n. Water-hen, moor-hen, spotted crake (Crex porzana).

Gallipot, n.

    1. Druggist’s pot, glazed earthen pot.
    2. See galipot.

Gall-nut, n. Nut-gall, gall.

Gallon, n. Four quarts.

Gallop, v. n.

    1. Go at a gallop.
    2. Ride at a gallop.