Galatea
(noun) (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion’s prayers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
After Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.
galatea (plural galateas)
(textiles) A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave.
Galatea
(Greek mythology) Galatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus.
(Greek mythology) Galatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea.
(Greek mythology) Galatea; name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion.
(astronomy) A moon of Neptune.
(astronomy) 74 Galatea, a main belt asteroid.
A settlement in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after HMS Galatea.
Source: Wiktionary
Gal`a*te"a, n. [After Galatea, a British man-of-war, the material being used for children's sailor suits.]
Definition: A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 April 2025
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
