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The mirth and galliardise of
company.

Gal"liard*ness, n. Gayety.
[Obs.] Gayton.

Gal"li*ass (?), n. Same as
Galleass.

Gal"lic (?), a. [From Gallium.]
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, gallium.

Gal"lic (277), a. [From Gall the
excrescence.] Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls,
and the like.

Gallic acid (Chem.), an organic acid,
very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, being found in the
free state in galls, tea, etc., and produced artificially. It is a
white, crystalline substance,
C₆H₂(HO)₃.CO₂H, with an
astringent taste, and is a strong reducing agent, as employed in
photography. It is usually prepared from tannin, and both give a dark
color with iron salts, forming tannate and gallate of iron, which are
the essential ingredients of common black ink.


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