galatea
noun
a strong cotton fabric, plain or striped, for clothing.
galatea
1 American
[gal-uh-tee-uh]
/ ˌgæl əˈti ə /
noun
Galatea
2
American
[gal-uh-tee-uh]
/ ˌgæl əˈti ə /
noun
Classical Mythology.
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a sea nymph who was the lover of Acis.
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a maiden who had been an ivory statue carved by Pygmalion and brought to life by Aphrodite in response to his prayers.
Galatea
1
British
/ ˌɡæləˈtɪə /
noun
galatea
2
British
/ ˌɡæləˈtɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of galatea
First recorded in 1880–85; named after the 19th-century British man-of-war H.M.S. Galatea; the fabric was once used for children's sailor suits
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All he has to do is scrawl a wobbly triumph of galatea or et in arcadia ego on a canvas, and suddenly he's up there with Roberto Calasso, if not Edward Gibbon.
From Time Magazine Archive
To escape drowning had been sufficient for their thoughts, and engrossed them for more than an hour after the galatea had gone down.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Mayne Reid
Unfortunately, their larder was lower than it had ever been, since the going down of the galatea.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Mayne Reid
Tossed by the tempest, the galatea preserved her course towards the tree-tops, thus keeping up the spirits and confidence of her crew.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Mayne Reid
We'd better tie the galatea to the trees.
From Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various
The spectra of Larissa, Galatea, and Neptune's rings contained signs of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
A Caltech led team used Webb to study Neptune's rings along with three of its inner moons, Larissa, Galatea, and Proteus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
A statuesque queen breathes life into the creation — the Henry Higgins of her own Eliza Doolittle, the Pygmalion of her Galatea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
A short story by the author of “Circe” retells the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
Galatea: Just let me tell you, Doris, there’s something very manly about him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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