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noun Printing.

a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections.

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Origin of galley proof

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby galley proof

galleryite, gallery tray, gallery wire, gallet, galley, galley proof, galley slave, galley-west, gallfly, Gallia, galliambic

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Park employees helped John quit tobacco by way of a butts-proof glass enclosure, a drastic change in diet, and regular exercise.
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Although often this is considered proof positive of guilt at trial, it is not an uncommon occurrence in false confessions.
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And if you want proof of what the country is really all about, just walk through the National September 11 Memorial Museum.
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They're also proof that no matter how fancy you are, you can't escape the urge to watch two girls make out.
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Without proof of this kind, the story of the lost legions is just a legend.
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Here convincing proof was given of Mme. Mesdag's accuracy, originality of interpretation, and her skill in the use of color.
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Proof was given to him, of Elizabeth having admitted Ripperda to private political discussions in the Altheim apartments.
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Wasn't the dead man stretched in the shadow convincing proof of their capacity for pure devilishness?
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For my part, I scarcely know what to say; inasmuch as I do not care either to affirm or deny a thing of which I have no proof.
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If I am proof against my own heart, in so dear a cause, shall I not be proof against the poor allurements of vanity and sense?
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British Dictionary definitions for galley proof

galley proof

noun

a printer's proof, esp one taken on a long strip of paper from type in a galley, used to make corrections before the matter has been split into pagesOften shortened to: galley

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