Part 4687

<h1>Galligaskins</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal`li*gas"kins</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Prob. corrupted fr. It. <ets>Grechesco</ets> Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with <ets>Gascony</ets>, as if they came from Gascony.]</ety> <def>Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense.</def>

<h1>Gallimatia</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal`li*ma"ti*a</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Senseless talk. <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> See <er>Galimatias</er>.</def>

<h1>Gallimaufry</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal`li*mau"fry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Gallimaufries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[F. <ets>galimafr\'82e</ets> a sort of ragout or mixed hash of different meats.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.</def>

<blockquote>Delighting in hodge-podge, <b>gallimaufries</b>, forced meat. <i>King.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any absurd medley; a hotchpotch.</def>

<blockquote>The Mahometan religion, which, being a <b>gallimaufry</b> made up of many, partakes much of the Jewish. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gallin</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance obtained by the reduction of galle\'8bn.</def>

<h1>Gallinaceae</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*nace*ae</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Gallinaceous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Gallinae</er>.</def>

<h1>Gallinacean</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal`li*na"cean</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds.</def>

<h1>Gallinaceous</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal`li*na"ceous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt><ety>[L. <ets>gallinaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>gallina</ets> hen, fr. <ets>gallus</ets> cock.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae.</def>

<h1>Gallinae</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal*li"nae</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl</plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>gallina</ets> a hen, <ets>gallus</ets> a cock.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called <spn>Rasores</spn>.</def>

<h1>Galling</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gall"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Gall"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Gallinipper</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*nip`per</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A large mosquito.</def>

<h1>Gallinule</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*nule</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gallinula</ets> chicken, dim. of <ets>gallina</ets> hen: cf. F. <ets>gallinule</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family <spn>Rallidae</spn>. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is <spn>Ionornis Martinica</spn>, that of the Old World is <spn>Porphyrio porphyrio</spn>. The common European gallinule (<spn>Gallinula chloropus</spn>) is also called <altname>moor hen</altname>, <altname>water hen</altname>, <altname>water rail</altname>, <altname>moor coot</altname>, <altname>night bird</altname>, and erroneously <altname>dabchick</altname>. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule (<spn>Gallinula galeata</spn>).</def>

<note>&hand; The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was formerly believed to be able to detect and report adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly domesticated by the ancients.</note>

<h1>Galliot</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*ot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Galiot</er>.</def>