GALLERIES
Noun
galleries
plural of gallery
Anagrams
• Allgeiers, allergies, allergise, legaliser
Source: Wiktionary
GALLERY
Gal"ler*y, n.; pl Galleries. Etym: [F. galerie, It. galleria, fr. LL.
galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf.
OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a.]
1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting
passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or
passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal.
2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery;
hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings,
sculptures, etc.
3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public
hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or
columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or
spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the
hall.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter
of a ship, and hence called stern galery or quarter gallry, -- seldom
found in vessels built since 1850.
5. (Fort.)
Definition: Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the
sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive galery.
6. (Mining)
Definition: A working drift or level. Whispering gallery. See under
Whispering.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition