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) A large galley, having some
features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used
by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See
Galleon, and Galley. [Written variously
galeas, gallias, etc.]

&fist; "The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the
ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley slaves. They
consisted of an enormous towering structure at the stern, a
castellated structure almost equally massive in front, with seats for
the rowers amidships." Motley.

{ Gal*le"gan (găl*lē"gan),
Gal*le"go (găl*lē"g&osl; or
g&adot;*lyā"g&osl;), } n. [Sp.
Gallego.] A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a
Galician.

Gal"le*ïn (?), n.
[Pyrogallol + phthaleïn.] (Chem.) A
red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and
phthalic acids.

Gal"le*on (?), n. [Sp. galeon,
cf. F. galion; fr. LL. galeo, galio. See
Galley.] (Naut.) A sailing vessel of the 15th and
following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for
war or commerce.

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