Scott: Lady of the Lake

17. 1. In a gallant, gay, or showy manner; showily, handsomely. "The wayes ech where are galantly paued with foure square stone, except it be where for want of stone they use to lay bricke." -Hackluyt : Voyages , vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 69. 2. In a gallant, brave, daring, or noble manner; bravely; nobly; heroically. "And not a moment will he bide, Till squire or groom before him ride; Headmost of all he stems the tide, And stems it gallantly ." Scott: Marmion, v. 22. 3. Like a gallant; in a gallant manner. găl'-lant-ne , s. [Eng. gallant; -ne .] *1. The quality or state of being gallant; gayne ; magnificence. 2. Bravery, gallantry, heroism. "That which gives to human actions the relish of justice, is a certain noblene or gallantne of courage (rarely found), by which a man scorns to be beholding for the contentment of his life, to fraud or breach of promise." Hobbs: Of Man , pt. i., ch. xv. găl-lan-trỹ, s . [O. Fr. gallanterie ; Fr. gal an terie , from galant =gallant (q. v.).] *1. Show, splendor, magnificence of appearance; handsomene . "Make the sea shine with gallantry , and all The English youth flock to their admiral." Waller: Instructions to a Painter , 9. 2. Bravery, high courage, heroism, nobility. "As a friend to the house of Brunswick, I cannot but rejoice in the personal safety, and in the personal gal . lantry too, of so distinguished a branch of it [the Duke of York]."-Anecd. of Bp. Watson , vol. i., p. 369. 3. Politene or courteous bearing toward ladies. "These [the fair sex] compose half the world, and are by the just complaisance and gallantry of our nation the more powerful part of the people." - Steele : Spectator , No. 4. 4. Court paid to women for lewd purposes; vicious love or pretense of love; lewdne , profligacy; debauchery. 5. A number of gallants; gallants collectively. "Followed with England's gallantry and pride." Drayton: The Miseries of Queen Margaret. găl-lāte, s . [Eng. gall (ic); suff. -ate ( Chem .) (q. v.).] Chem.: A salt of Gallic acid (q. v.). *găl-la-türe, s. [Sp. galladura , from Lat. gal lus a cock.] The tread of a cock. "Whether it be not made out of the gran do, gallature , germ or tread of the egg, as Aquapendente and stricter enquiery in for meth us, doth seem of le er doubt."Browne: Vulgar Errors , bk. iii., ch. xxviii. gâll-bush, s. [Eng.gall=gale (3), and bush.] Bot.: The Gale or Sweet Gale. gallery găl-le-ă , *gal-li-a , s . [Fr. galea e ; Ital. galeazza .] Naut .: A heavy, low-built ve el, carrying generally three masts and three tiers of guns. It was propelled both by sails and oars, and had thirty-two seats for rowers, who were generally slaves, six or seven at each oar. A tower-like structure was at the stern, and a castellated structure in the bows. "And while they were proceeding on in this maner one of their great gallia es was so furiously battered with shot, that the whole nauy was faine to come vp rounder together for the safeguard thereof."-Hackluyt: Voyages , vol. i., p. 597. găl-le-in, s. [ Gall (2), and ( phthal ) ein.] Chemistry: Gallein. Pyrogallol phthalein. C6H2(OH)CC6H4 C20H1007, or O2 C6H2(OH) >>C C=0. Obtained by heating for some hours, one part of phthalic anhydride with two parts of pyrogallol from 190° to 200, then di olving the fused ma in alcohol, precipitating with water, and recrystallizing from dilute hot alcohol. It forms small crystals which are red brown by reflected, and metallic green by transparent light. Gallein is nearly insoluble in cold water, slightly soluble in ether, and very soluble in alcohol. It di olves in caustic potash with a red color, which is turned blue by exce of alkali. Soluble in ammonia with a violet color. Gallein is used as a dye. găl-lẽ ôn, găl-li-on, s . [Sp. gale on , from Lat. galea a galley (q. v.); Ital. galeone .] Nautical : A large ship formerly used by the Spaniards in their commerce with South America. They usually had four decks. IMG:content-0289.jpg:[graphic][merged small][merged small] galleria ; Low Lat. galeria a gallery, from the covered pa age which the larva makes with wax ., in the beehives which it invades. ( McNicholl .) Aga iz derives the name from Gr. galeros =pleasant.] Entom.: The typical genus of the family Galleride (q. v.). Two species live in beehives, doing great damage. *gal-lër-I-an, *găl-lër-I-en, s . [Fr. galérien .] A galley-slave.