GALATEAS

Noun

galateas

plural of galatea

Source: Wiktionary


GALATEA

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



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