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/gay"lee ayt'/, adj.1. having a galea.2. helmet-shaped.Also, galeated.[1700-10; < L galeatus covered with a helmet, equiv. to gale(a) helmet + -atus -ATE1]
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Galeate — Ga le*ate, Galeated Ga le*a ted, a. [L. galeatus, p. p. of galeare helmet.] 1. Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Helmeted; having a helmetlike part, as a crest, a flower, etc.; helmet… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
galeate — [gā′lēāt΄] adj. [L galeatus, pp. of galeare, to cover with a helmet < galea, a helmet] 1. wearing a helmet 2. helmet shaped 3. having a galea: Also galeated … English World dictionary
galeate — adjective a) Of or relating to a galea. it has been transformed, except in a few taxa where lobules are always explanate, into a galeate water sac, which is formed wholly from the lobule, with the external surface from the adaxial leaf surface.… … Wiktionary
galeate — ga·le·ate … English syllables
galeate — ga•le•ate [[t]ˈgeɪ liˌeɪt[/t]] also ga′le•at ed adj. 1) anat. bot having a galea 2) anat. bot shaped like a hood or helmet • Etymology: 1700–10; < L galeātus covered with a helmet =gale(a) helmet + ātus ate I … From formal English to slang
galeate — /ˈgeɪlieɪt/ (say gayleeayt), / ət/ (say uht) adjective having a galea. Also, galeated …
galeate — … Useful english dictionary
Galeated — Galeate Ga le*ate, Galeated Ga le*a ted, a. [L. galeatus, p. p. of galeare helmet.] 1. Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Helmeted; having a helmetlike part, as a crest, a flower, etc.;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helmet-shaped — Hel met shaped , a. Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of {Galeate}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ga|le|at|ed — «GAY lee AY tihd», adjective. = galeate. (Cf. ↑galeate) … Useful english dictionary
