Part 4688

<h1>Gallipoli oil</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal*lip"o*li oil`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in Italy.</def>

<h1>Gallipot</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*pot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. OD. <ets>gleypot</ets>, the first part of which is possibly akin to E. <ets>glad</ets>. See <er>Glad</er>, and <er>Pot</er>.]</ety> <def>A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.</def>

<h1>Gallium</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>Gallia</ets> France.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare metallic element, found in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarcable for its low melting point (86<?/ F., 30<?/C). Symbol Ga. Atomic weight 69.9.</def>

<note>&hand; The element was predicted with most of its properties, under the name <i>ekaluminium</i>, by the Russian chemist Mendelejeff, on the basis of the Periodic law. This prediction was verified in its discovery by the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic spectrum (two violet lines), in an examination of a zinc blende from the Pyrenees.</note>

<h1>Gallivant</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*vant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Gallant</er>.]</ety> <def>To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Gallivat</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*vat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><ety>[Prob. fr. Pg. <ets>galeota</ets>; cf. E. <ets>galiot</ets>, <ets>galley</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the Malabar coast.</def>

<i>A. Chalmers.</i>

<h1>Galliwasp</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"li*wasp`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A West Indian lizard (<spn>Celestus occiduus</spn>), about a foot long, imagined by the natives to be venomous.</def>

<h1>Gallnut</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gall"nut`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree. See <er>Gall</er>, and <er>Nutgall</er>.</def>

<h1>Gallomania</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal`lo*ma"ni*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Galli</ets> Gauls + <ets>mania</ets> madness.]</ety> <def>An excessive admiration of what is French.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Gal`lo*ma"ni*ac</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Gallon</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal"lon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF <ets>galon</ets>, <ets>jalon</ets>, LL. <ets>galo</ets>, <ets>galona</ets>, fr. <ets>galum</ets> a liquid measure; cf. F. <ets>jale</ets> large bowl. Cf. <er>Gill</er> a measure.]</ety> <def>A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.</def>

<note>&hand; The <i>standart gallon</i> of the Unites States contains 231 cubic inches, or 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at its maximum density, and with the barometer at 30 inches. This is almost exactly equivalent to a cylinder of seven inches in diameter and six inches in height, and is the same as the old English <i>wine gallon</i>. The <i>beer gallon</i>, now little used in the United States, contains 282 cubic inches. The English <i>imperial gallon</i> contains 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at 62<?/ of Fahrenheit, and barometer at 30 inches, equal to 277.274 cubic inches.</note>

<h1>Galloon</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal*loon"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From F. or Sp. <ets>galon</ets>. See <er>Gala</er>. ]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., -- sometimes made ornamental.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as gold lace.</def>

<blockquote>Silver and gold <b>galloons</b>, with the like glittering gewgaws. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gallooned</h1> <Xpage=609>

<hw>Gal*looned`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Furnished or adorned with galloon.</def>