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gal⋅a⋅te⋅a

  [gal-uh-tee-uh]
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–noun
a strong cotton fabric, plain or striped, for clothing.
Origin:
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

Gal⋅a⋅te⋅a

  [gal-uh-tee-uh]
–noun Classical Mythology.
1. a sea nymph who was the lover of Acis.
2. a maiden who had been an ivory statue carved by Pygmalion and brought to life by Aphrodite in response to his prayers.
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gal·a·te·a   (gāl'ə-tē'ə)   
n.  A durable, often striped cotton fabric used in making clothing.

[After the Galatea, a 19th-century English warship (from the fabric's use for children's sailor suits).]
Gal·a·te·a   (gāl'ə-tē'ə)   
n.  
  1. Greek Mythology A maiden who was originally a statue carved by Pygmalion and who was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to the sculptor's pleas.
  2. The satellite of Neptune that is fourth in distance from the planet.
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Galatea

Gal`a*te"a\, n. [After Galatea, a British man-of-war, the material being used for children's sailor suits.] A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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