Definitions for galateaˌgæl əˈti ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Gal•a•te•aˌgæl əˈti ə(n.)
the woman brought to life by Aphrodite from the ivory statue carved by Pygmalion.
Category: Mythology
Princeton's WordNet
Galatea(noun)
(Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
Wiktionary
galatea(Noun)
a strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave
galatea(Noun)
a white cotton fabric with blue stripes
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Galatea
a nymph whom Polyphemus made love to, but who preferred Acis to him, whom therefore he made away with by crushing him under a rock, in consequence of which the nymph threw herself into the sea.
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