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Alpinia GallangaChina Chi"na, n.
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
porcelain. See Porcelain.
China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.
See Aster.
China bean. See under Bean, 1.
China clay See Kaolin.
China grass, Same as Ramie.
China ink. See India ink.
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of
Dianthus (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single
or double flowers; Indian pink.
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax
(S. China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much
esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used
for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and
Alpinia officinarum).
China rose. (Bot.)
(a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of
rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other
species.
(b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China
and the east Indies.
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery.
China ware, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century
because brought from the far East, and differing from the
pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely,
crockery in general.
Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach. Disgallant
Disgallant Dis*gal"lant, v. t.
To deprive of gallantry. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
EmgallaEmgalla Em*gal"la, n. (Zo["o]l.) [Native name.]
The South African wart hog. See Wart hog. Engallant
Engallant En*gal"lant, v. t.
To make a gallant of. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Fore-topgallantFore-topgallant Fore`-top*gal"lant (? or ?), a. (Naut.)
Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast;
as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail. Gallant
Gallant Gal*lant" (?; 277), n.
1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young
blood. --Shak.
2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a
seducer. --Addison.
Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho["e]pists (as in
Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
GallantGallant Gal"lant, a. [F. gallant, prop. p. pr. of OF. galer to
rejoice, akin to OF. gale amusement, It. gala ornament; of
German origin; cf. OHG. geil merry, luxuriant, wanton, G.
geil lascivious, akin to AS. g?l wanton, wicked, OS. g?l
merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E.
weal. See Gala, Galloon.]
1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
The town is built in a very gallant place. --Evelyn.
Our royal, good and gallant ship. --Shak.
2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited;
courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a
gallant officer.
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave.
--Waller.
Syn: Gallant, Courageous, Brave.
Usage: Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which
rises above fear; brave is more outward, marking a
spirit which braves or defies danger; gallant rises
still higher, denoting bravery on extraordinary
occasions in a spirit of adventure. A courageous man
is ready for battle; a brave man courts it; a gallant
man dashes into the midst of the conflict. GallantGallant Gal*lant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gallanting.]
1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
the play.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
a fan. [Obs.] --Addison. Gallant
Gallant Gal*lant" (?; 277), a.
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women;
chivalrous.
GallantedGallant Gal*lant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gallanting.]
1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
the play.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
a fan. [Obs.] --Addison. GallantingGallant Gal*lant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gallanting.]
1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
the play.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
a fan. [Obs.] --Addison. Gallantly
Gallantly Gal*lant"ly, adv.
In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.
Gallantly
Gallantly Gal"lant*ly, adv.
In a gallant manner.
Gallantness
Gallantness Gal"lant*ness, n.
The quality of being gallant.
GallantriesGallantry Gal"lant*ry, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
plates of silver. --Fuller.
2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
gallantry.
3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
female virtue; intrigue.
4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
--Shak.
Syn: See Courage, and Heroism. GallantryGallantry Gal"lant*ry, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
plates of silver. --Fuller.
2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
gallantry.
3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
female virtue; intrigue.
4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
--Shak.
Syn: See Courage, and Heroism. GallateGallate Gal"late (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. gallate. See Gall
gallnut.] (Chem.)
A salt of gallic acid. Gallature
Gallature Gal"la*ture (?; 135), n. [From L. gallus a cock.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The tread, treadle, or chalasa of an egg.
Pyrogallate
Pyrogallate Pyr`o*gal"late, n. (Chem.)
A salt of pyrogallic acid; an ether of pyrogallol.
TalegallaTalegalla Tal`e*gal"la, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey.
See Brush turkey. Talegalla LathamiBrush turkey Brush" tur`key (Zo["o]l.)
A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla
Lathami) of the family Megapodid[ae]. Also applied to
several allied species of New Guinea.
Note: The brush turkeys live in the ``brush,' and construct
a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying
vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to
hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel)
deposited in it by the females of the flock. Topgallant
Topgallant Top`gal"lant, n.
1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon.
Topgallant galeGale Gale (g[=a]l), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal
furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to
sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm,
sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[=o]la gust of wind,
gola breeze. Cf. Yell.]
1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and
a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
Note: Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen
(``moderate') to about eighty (``very heavy') miles
an our. --Sir. W. S. Harris.
2. A moderate current of air; a breeze.
A little gale will soon disperse that cloud. --Shak.
And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned From
their soft wings. --Milton.
3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.
The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting
into what, in New England, is sometimes called a
gale. --Brooke
(Eastford).
Topgallant gale (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her
topgallant sails.
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people comes from the
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Antique Roman building in Ravenna, Italy,
built between 425 and 450. It was
added to the
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Galla of Rome was a 6th-century
Roman widow known for her generosity. She is
considered a
saint in the
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Ryszard Jerzy Galla (born 22 July 1956 in Wrocław) is a
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