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See Galleass.

Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet.

Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope.

s of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See Galleon, and Galley. [Written variously galeas, gallias, etc.]

A live coal. See Gleed. [Archaic]

shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse. Transient unexpected gleams of joi. Addison. At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His [Satan's] traveled steps. Milton. A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. Longfellow.

eams of light; casting light in rays; flashing; coruscating. In brazed arms, that cast a gleamy ray, Swift through the town the warrior bends his way. Pope.

agmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or grapes left after the gathering. To glean the broken ears after the man That the main harvest reaps. Shak.

One who gathers after reapers.

The act of gathering after reapers; that which is collected by gleaning. Glenings of natural knowledge. Cook.

Imperfectly learned.

Capable of being handled.

quiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

A pteroid of the genus Cavolina. See Pteropoda, and Illustration in Appendix.

[R.] Ileac passion. (Med.) See Ileus.

Not maleable.

To pleach; to interweave. [Obs.] Shak.

To institute and prosecute a suit against, in court; to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to impeach.

Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous. [R.] T. Adams.

One who prosecutes or sues another.